When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That's dangerous for human development.

China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.

The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.

Many people I know - writers, poets - they have all been sentenced not once but sometimes three times after they come out. They serve five or six years, come out another time, and then nine years. Come out again, 12 years. Only because they have a different opinion. They are innocent people, they have beautiful minds, beautiful hearts.

If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?

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

Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.