"The Chinese economy is now in a sweet spot and can stay in the sweet spot through the first half of 2013. Beijing will be happy to sustain the current policy stance."

"I hope the next ten years will not be a time when people compete based on family wealth and connections; one’s ‘background’ will be mentioned less. I hope everyone will be able to achieve his/her dream as long as they are hardworking, smart, and dare to take risks. I hope people will have opportunities to work at jobs that they truly love, rather than for the love of money. I hope all these hopes are not daydreams, but achievable Chinese Dreams."

"From the research we have done, the gap between our data and the real situation is narrowing."

"It’s now more expensive to buy a Starbucks latte in China than it is in the U.S."