China

🇨🇳Sun Tzu

Literature

-544–-496

"In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power."

🇨🇳Lao Tzu

Philosophy

Confucianism

b. 604

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

🇨🇳Han Han

Music

b. 1982

"Han Han Digest: English translations of selected writings by the world's most popular blogger."

🇨🇳Liu Xiaobo

Philosophy

1955–2017

"Other than pleasure-seeking and consumerism, it seems that the only fruit of our social development is a cancerous overgrowth of "the rational economic man": maximize personal gain, and that's all."

🇨🇳Zhu Rongji

Politics

b. 1928

"Zhu Rongji on the Record The Shanghai Years, 1987-1991 Book"

🇨🇳Deng Xiaoping

Politics

Socialism

1904–1997

"If you open a window for fresh air, you have to expect some flies to blow in."

🇨🇳Li Minqi

Economics

b. 1969

"The Revolution is dead. Long Live the Revolution"

🇨🇳Hu Xijin

Journalism

b. 1960

"He is the “Tank Man” of the US. He tries to block the arrogance, anti-scientific temperament of some Americans, which is, however, supported and promoted by the US President."

🇨🇳Tank Man

Social Activism

b. 2000

"——George Donnelly, "You are Tank Man," in the Arm Your Mind for Liberty blog"

"I don't think I did anything great. Any Chinese or Olympics-loving torchbearer would protect the torch under such circumstances."

"「Collapse of education, is collapse of nation 教育的崩潰，足以摧毁一個國家」"

🇨🇳Zhong Nanshan

Politics

b. 1936

"We don't know why it is so contagious, so that's a big problem."

🇨🇳Ma Zhongying

1910–1936

"He was a silly boy. He went mad. He murdered everyone."

"Of a person who has limited life experience and hence world view; see 井底之蛙."

🇨🇳Zhang Zhijun

Politics

b. 1953

"As the head of Taiwan Affairs Office, this is very important to me, especially when most of my colleagues have visited Taiwan before."

"日本记者问：Giant panda Xiangxiang made public debut today at the zoo in Tokyo. Do you have any comment?（大熊猫“香香”在东京的动物园公开展出。 请问您有什么看法？）"

"If human beings are able to take a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward."

🇨🇳Ma Xiaowei

Politics

b. 1957

"We are now in a critical period of prevention and control ."

🇨🇳Jiang Zemin

Politics

1926–2022

"（对翟春萍）One day when we were young.（我们还年轻的时候。）"

🇨🇳Mo Yan

Literature

Realism

b. 1955

"Liquor infatuates me until I am in capable of following rules and regulations. Liquor's character is wild and unrestrained; its temperament is to talk without thinking."

🇨🇳James Legge

Education

1840–1873

"When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them."

🇨🇳Yu Zhengsheng

Politics

b. 1945

"Maintaining the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and maintaining no changes to the position that Taiwan is part of China is a sacred mission for all the sons and daughters of China."

"Please allow me to express yet again my gratitude to you, dear members of the Tsinghua Community, and forgive me for brevity of this note."

🇨🇳Leung Chun-ying

Politics

"If it's entirely a numbers game – numeric representation – then obviously you'd be talking to half the people in Hong Kong earn less than US$1,800 a month . You would end up with that kind of politics and policies."

"President Li Da, a famous scholar of wuhan university on Baidu"

🇨🇳Wen Jiabao

Politics

b. 1999

"Chinese Premier Wen Puts History Aside, Visits Japan"

🇨🇳Jack Ma

Business

b. 1964

"When you have one billion dollars, that's not your money. That's the trust the society gives you."

🇨🇳Xun Zi

Philosophy

Confucianism

-313–-238

"In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth."

🇨🇳Daman Hongren

Buddhism

"Do not try to search outside yourself, which leads to the suffering of saṃsāra. Maintain the same state of mind in every moment of thought, in every phase of mental activity."

🇨🇳Cyril Drummond Le Gros Clark

1894–1945

"To the spirit of the New China this book is dedicated in the sure belief that her future greatness lies in the knowledge and emulation of her ancient and immortal arts."

🇨🇳Hu Jintao

Politics

b. 1942

"Dinner in Honor of His Excellency Hu Jintao"

🇨🇳Bai Juyi

Politics

"utilized Confucianism to order his conduct, utilized Buddhism to cleanse his mind, and then utilized history, paintings, mountains, rivers, wine, music and song to soothe his spirit."

🇨🇳Yiyun Li

Literature

b. 1972

"I always feel that how people treat animals is not too far from how people treat each other, especially under stress or under certain circumstances…"

🇨🇳Chiang Kai-shek

Politics

1887–1975

"As long as we have Taiwan, the Communists can never win."

🇨🇳Zhou Enlai

Politics

1898–1976

"China is an attractive piece of meat coveted by all … but very tough, and for years no one has been able to bite into it."

🇨🇳Lee Chia-fen

Politics

b. 1963

"It would be the "sin of our generation" if we fail to provide a good environment for our children."