Quotes from around China this week.

"The phenomenon of mistresses is so common in Chinese history, but the scale today is really unprecedented. If we examine corrupt officials, about 80 to 90 percent of them also have mistresses."
- Li Chengyan, a professor at Peking University's Research Center for Government Integrity, says mistresses should be used as a way to bring down corrupt officials. Foreign Policy

“It felt like they had a plan. If they could just put the company out of business, the lawsuit goes away. They didn’t need guys with guns or someone to break my kneecaps.”
-Brian Milburn, owner Solid Oak Software Inc., recalls how his company’s computers were relentlessly hacked after he filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government. Bloomberg

“China’s growth trajectory will accelerate moderately on a 6-12-month horizon based on the new leadership immediately finalizing and implementing projects toward urbanization, rural development and services. Going into 2013 a lot of the concerns regarding China growth falling off a cliff will subside.”
- Brad Bechtel, head of sales at Stamford, Connecticut-based Faros Trading LLC. Bloomberg

"When I first found out, my first thought was to take revenge, to suicide bomb the hospital. But then I thought there are other innocent patients there so I changed my mind."
- Wang Pinghewas infected with HIV in 1996 during a chest operation. Local officials were already aware that Henan’s blood banks were badly contaminated. But instead of raising the alert, they covered up the news and muzzled journalists and doctors. The Telegraph

“China was a closed system with rapidly opening minds. Today, China is a much more open system with some purposely closing minds.”
- James McGregor. Quartz

“Cadres must ‘increase the effectiveness of meetings, have short meetings, give short speeches, avoid empty talk and avoid niceties.’ They must also avoid ‘going through the motions,’ hanging banners with slogans and sending congratulatory letters.”
- A new government document lays out regulations that seek to cut the pomp from bureaucratic life. Financial Times