Quotable

"We need to select some cities or city clusters in China's eastern, western and central regions for the demonstration areas. The key is to support their piloting in system and policy innovation, and to develop an innovative atmosphere and industrial clusters for smart manufacturing."

PREMIER LI KEQIANG, at a State Council executive meeting on July 19.

"All of the problems discovered during the inspections reflect the weakening of Party leadership, deficiency in Party building and inadequate work in strict Party governance."

WANG QISHAN, head of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, in an article carried on July 17 by People's Daily.

"BRICS nations have to strengthen the role of science and technology, facilitate multilateral science projects and people-to-people exchanges, and build frameworks for long-term projects and cooperation."

WAN GANG, China's minister of science and technology, speaking at a news conference on July 18.

(China Daily European Weekly 07/21/2017 page2)