The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.

The whole Chinese system - not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society - is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information. That's why the country can't face up to open competition - unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.

The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.

I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.

We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind's belief that we can better ourselves. The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.

I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.

The demand for individual freedom leads us to different realms, and it enables us to participate in social events.