"Developing ties with ASEAN has always been a priority of China's peripheral diplomacy, and China-ASEAN ties have grown into the most dynamic and enriched ones among ASEAN's relations with its dialogue partners and ASEAN member states."

PREMIER LI KEQIANG, speaking at the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting in Manila on Nov 13.

"We are capable of achieving more than what we pledged in the Paris Agreement. The thing is, the Paris Agreement cannot be fulfilled without efforts from everyone within."

XIE ZHENHUA, China's special representative on climate change, says some developed countries need to show their sincerity to push the ongoing dialogue forward.

"Having that as the main policy theme in mind, a slower or faster growth rate doesn't really matter that much as long as the data of corporate profit, employment and inflation remain in the reasonable range."

QU TIANSHI, an economist at ANZ Group, says he remains optimistic about China's economic outlook as the government policy priority will focus on pushing reform and reducing economic leverage.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 11/17/2017 page2)