"I feel isolated and lonely. There's not much to read during my half-hour subway ride to work. I feel lost and a bit frustrated."

Chen Zidan, a 28-year-old insurance company worker in Shanghai, responding to the temporary loss of service on WeChat, July 22

"I am very enthusiastic about the proposed new visa policies, as this will make it much easier for my family members to visit me. This is especially important for me as I am permanently established in China and wish to remain in my adopted country."

Robert Barsby, a British citizen who has been living in China for 20 years and now works as a hotelier in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in response to China's new visa policy released on July 22

"The greatest health risk concerning hepatitis B is long-term liver disease, including cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, and liver cancer. But many people are not aware of this, and do not intervene to prevent progression."

Xiu Dianrong, a liver-disease specialist and surgeon at Peking University's No. 3 Hospital, warning of hidden dangers regarding hepatitis B ahead of World Hepatitis Day, which falls on July 28

"I normally only see disaster news on TV and cannot help. But as a local, I felt committed to aiding victims this time because the earthquake happened in my hometown."

Ren Feng, a medical student of Fudan University in Shanghai, who headed to the quake-hit Hetuo region in northwest China's Gansu Province on July 23 to help with disaster relief work