"China is planning a three-phase probe to collect samples from the Mars by 2030. The three stages are remote sensing, softlanding and exploring, and returning."

Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist of China's lunar orbiter project, said on October 10 at a lecture organized by the Chinese Society of Astronautics

"Excessive PM 2.5 concentration in the air of Beijing will be detected regularly for a long time to come."

Zhao Yue, Deputy Director of the Environmental Monitoring Center of Beijing, commenting on the city's air quality

"We saw nothing but the back of people's heads. We wanted our 11-year-old son to learn something from the trip, but we only ended up exhausted."

Guo Zhijun, a visitor to the Palace Museum in Beijing, describing their tour in the capital during the weeklong National Day holiday

"As I enter this next chapter, I am excited to play for the Qingdao Eagles in China. I have been to China several times in the last few years and I love the people and the country. It will be an honor to play for them."

Tracy McGrady, the seven-time NBA all-star, announcing in a post on his website on October 10 that he is signing on to play for a Chinese Basketball Association team

"Since boys are about two years behind girls in their stages of mental development, girls should start school at 6 to 7 years old, while boys could start at 7 to 8. The Chinese education system needs to improve and allow alternative education and evaluation methods."

Wu Bihu, a professor at the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences of Peking University, questioning the practice of requiring both boys and girls to start school at the age of 6 on his micro-blog