"China has made technological breakthroughs in spaceflight with the success of its manned space missions. Space travel for ordinary people is only a matter of time."

Yang Liwei, Deputy Director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office and also China's first astronaut, speaking at the opening ceremony of an exhibition of China's manned space program in Shanghai on October 27

"New mainstream customers rely more on the Internet, take emotional considerations into account when making purchases and prefer online shopping."

Max Magni, partner and head of McKinsey's Greater China consumer practice, elaborating on the characteristics of "the new mainstream customers," following the release of the 2012 annual report of Chinese consumers by Mckinsey & Co., on October 28

"China cannot rely on an unlimited labor supply for its future economic development."

Cai Fang, Director of the Institute of Population and Labor Economics under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, suggesting on October 26 a loosening of China's family planning policy as an aging population poses a severe challenge for the country's future development

"They need more room to develop themselves, not only by meeting their essential needs, but also through the fulfillment of a whole range of personal demands."

Tao Chuanjin, Director of the Research Center of Philanthropy and Social Enterprise at Beijing Normal University, calling for more attention to the overall development of migrant children, following the release of the Framework to Study the Needs of Children in China 2012 on October 30