Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.

China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

In the end, I think, the state's rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.

Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.

My image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have some kind of a desire. It's a surviving game, people trying to survive on many different levels.

Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?