Quotable

People have always needed bikes for short-distance travel - less than 5 kilometers. With the development of mobile internet technology, we can now make that happen."

Hu Weiwei, founder of bike-sharing startup Mobike

"Chinese consumers' expectations of high-quality products are the fastest-growing around the world."

Hesham Tohamy, president of Greater China Feminine Care for Procter & Gamble Co

"What we believe, as a company, is that China will one day probably surpass the size and scale of our business in the US."

Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO

(China Daily Africa Weekly 11/04/2016 page24)