"Qualcomm taking the initiative to challenge Apple in the world's largest smartphone market shows that the chip giant is no longer willing to compromise its intellectual property income."

JIA MO, an analyst at global consultancy Canalys

"There is a growing trend that companies incubated in Beijing are choosing to grow up in Tianjin."

ZHENG WEIMING, director of the Tianjin Binhai Central Business District Area management committee

"China's Belt and Road Initiative could benefit Chinese organizations with an international travel program (43 percent of companies), as well as those with a regional program (21 percent of companies)."

TAN HAOLING, vice-president of CITS American Express Global Business Travel

(China Daily Africa Weekly 10/20/2017 page24)