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"We hope the EU will follow basic rules of the World Trade Organization, especially the nondiscriminatory principle, to avoid any interference created by the rising protectionism sentiment."

LU KANG, Foreign Ministry spokesman, in response to the European Union's new framework for investment screening proposed recently by EU President Jean-Claude Juncker

"Platforms such as Baidu, Weibo, Toutiao and NetEase are becoming increasingly similar. As content distributors, the most important resource for these platforms is the content produced by its users."

LUO CHAO, CEO of leikeji.com, a high-tech media outlet, commenting on Sina Weibo's rule prohibiting users from authorizing any third party to lift what is published on the platform without its written approval

"The Beijing Marathon has become a social phenomenon larger than just a race in recent years, thanks to the growing awareness of mass fitness and the promotional effect on social media platforms."

WANG JIAN, general manager of China Olympic Road Running Co, speaking of the 2017 Beijing Marathon on Sept 17

(China Daily Africa Weekly 09/22/2017 page2)