"Telling stories are more powerful than conveying ideas in political or philosophical language."

Zhao Qizheng, Director of the Foreign Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, commenting on how Chinese culture can be transmitted to the rest of the world, on August 5

"Parents who lose their sole child will face difficulties later in life. The government should take care of them."

Chen Wei, a lawyer in Beijing, in response to a petition to China's top legislature for compensation from over 1,700 parents who have lost their only child, on August 5.

"Some girls dream of finding a rich husband, which makes high-end matchmaking popular and also offers a chance to swindlers."

Yu Hai, a sociology professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, in response to the rise of online fraudsters posing as high-class matchmakers or suitors, on August 5.

"I attended several job fairs both in Beijing and Shanghai. Many companies rejected my resume once they discovered that I received my degree from a university in Taiwan. They had very limited knowledge about my school."

Li Chenchen, 25, commenting on the difficulty of finding a job on the mainland, on August 7