"I support the public in opposing the use of bear bile, but this involves too many commercial elements. If Guizhentang was not trying to be listed, there would be less debate over the issue."
Zhang Lidong, assistant editor-in-chief of China Business Times,
on the dispute over extraction of bile from the gall bladders of live bears in China, quoted by China National Radio yesterday.
"China's huge population provides valuable source for TV shows. If they are well made, their appeal should be no less than South Korean soap operas."
@dongxue1974, a Sina Weibo user,
on China's new regulations for imported TV series, on her microblog yesterday.