John Payton Davies Quotes

China is a vast, disparate country; there is no alternative to strong central power.

I've always been pessimistic about China. I can't see China going on without economic or social issues.

China is a sea that salts all the waters that flow into it.

I'm no real expert on China.

Managing China is a daunting task, and they've got smart people doing it.

I've talked to so many people, so many institutions, about how China works.

China was the worst place I've ever been in my life.

When we did 'The Dragons' Trilogy,' China was a big, mysterious piece of rock that we never thought would even move. It was impenetrable, impossible to deal with.

Of course I have the license to make up things, but I think a lot of what's written about China is misleading, and most Americans don't know much about China, in-depth, even though China is such a crucial business partner, rival, whatever.

Today, a socialized China is standing toweringly in the Eastern World

The duration and scale of the Chinese past allow Chinese leaders to use the mantle of an almost limitless history to evoke a certain modesty in their opposite number.

I know China pretty well. I have worked there in 1993 and 1997.

China is home now.

From what it seems like in my follower base, they have these bad misconceptions about China, and some of them are true and some are false.

China's Premier Zhao Ziyang, for all of his billion constituents, seemed in the evening's lovely flow like a favorite uncle, smiling a little too much, wanting to be a bit American, talking about peace and pork chops.

More understand China, then more people will have interest in China and more people will come to China to visit us because I am a tourist ambassador.

China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor.

China's a lucky place for me!

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

I think the Chinese government is doing a great job right now.

Once I became interested in China, I flew to Beijing in 1996 to spend half a year studying Mandarin. The city stunned me.

China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but a civilisation state. Whereas the West has primarily been shaped by its experience of nation, China has been moulded by its sense of civilisation.

I don't care what political party is controlling China right now. All I know is we are all Chinese.

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.

China, hidden and mysterious, has always interested me.