"There are ways to control air (pollution), but we need stronger determination to control it."

“治理空气，现在办法是有的，关键是看下多大决心。”

ZHANG LIJUN, member of the CPPCC National Committee and former vice-minister of environmental protection

"Micro blogs and other new media give everyone a speaking platform. If you cannot face the criticism and cooperate with the public, you cannot work well."

“微博等新媒体让每个人都拥有了发言平台,如果你不能直面批评,与百姓合作,是不能做好工作的。”

ZHAO BAIGE, NPC deputy and executive vice-president of the Red Cross Society of China

"If it (transforming the economic development mode) only results in empty talk instead of being implemented, then economic development cannot be promoted in a sound and rapid way, and may even not be sustained."

如果（转变经济发展方式）还是空谈，不去付诸实施，那不是说又好又快，根本就撑不住啦。“

LI YIZHONG, member of the CPPCC National Committee and former minister of industry and information technology

"The essential question of the Sino-Japanese relationship is if Japan can accept the fact that China is growing stronger and more powerful."

“中日关系说到底，就是日本能不能接受中国的发展壮大，这是根本问题。”

CUI TIANKAI, member of the CPPCC National Committee and vice-minister of foreign affairs

"We felt very helpless that people thought that the fog and haze were caused by poor-quality oil produced by us."

“现在大家都骂雾霾是因为我们油质不过关所致，我们也很无奈。”

FU CHENGYU, member of the CPPCC National Committee and chairman of Sinopec