What they say

"The increasingly sophisticated global supply chain has made food safety inspection a challenging job. The economic slowdown has also led some big-name corporations to cut back investment in food security inspections."

Zhi Shuping, minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

"I don't think that Chinese Internet companies entering the electric vehicle sector will hurt the existing manufacturers. On the contrary, the move will promote innovation and boost demand. It will be good for everyone."

Daniel Kirchert, president of Dongfeng Infiniti Motor Co Ltd

"The 'One Belt, One Road' strategy needs support fromHong Kong, a global center of trade. We hope the new national strategy can take advantage of Hong Kong's geographic advantage to boost trade with related regions."

Leung Chunying, chief executive of Hong Kong SAR

"The golden age for China's property market has gone. China also faced severe overcapacity issue inmany industries...but these questions also create a 'time window' for China to restructure the economy for the better."

Zeng Peiyan, former vice-premier and vice-chairman of the board of directors of Boao Forumfor Asia

"Although growth in Asia has slowed, due to change in global economy, the region remains the growth engine of the global economy, which contributed 50 percent of global growth. The largest potential threat for Asia is the gradual decline in productivity. How to lift the productivity is the major challenge."

Zhu Min, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

"The strongest impulse for innovation comes when a company faces a life-and death situation. The mobile Internet era offers plenty of opportunities for startup companies."

Zhang Yaqin, president of Baidu Inc

(China Daily 03/28/2015 page5)