Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.

Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we'll have competition. And who is going to win the competition if U.S. cannot hold a strong ideology? And even the U.S. would've lost the ground to win.

I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.

It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it.

Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.

China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.