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Eggs in China

Q: Eggs have been found to contain melamine in some parts of China. How does it make you feel?

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Chen Cheng

49

Shanghai

department manager

    “It's terrible. I doubted that more food safety problems would come to the surface with further investigations.”
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Chen Lican

50

Shanghai

driver

    “I find it hard to believe that people would be so bad as to add industrial chemicals to poison others.”
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Hu Xiaoyong

23

Shanghai

freelancer

    “I believe that most egg producers are good and I will keep eating eggs everyday to show support.”
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Qian Zhifeng

31

Shanghai

driver

    “With food safety problems emerging in an endless stream, an improved food quality inspection system is in urgent need.”
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Zhou Xin

22

Jiangsu Province

department manager

    “I usually buy products in bulk at food markets where I can use my own judgment. The scandal just proves that my habit is right.”
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One-minute speed dating

Q: What do you think of “one-minute speed dating”?

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Wu Jiajie

24

Shanghai

sales

    “I think it takes at least five minutes to have any sort of conversation. You can only exchange business cards in one minute, and so it’s meaningless.”
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Xue Zhixin

60

Shanghai

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Microsoft's campaign

Do you support Microsoft’s latest campaign to crack down on pirated software by turning some screens black?

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Chen Qihao

26

Shanghai

IT executive

    “I use original Microsoft software, but I still think the price is too high. The pirate situation might be improved if the company lowered prices.”
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Sun Lei

27

Shanghai

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Fushou Garden

Q: Should Fushou Garden, a local cemetery that houses the remains of many Shanghai celebrities, become a national-level scenic spot?

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Li Hua

55

Shanghai

public servant

    “It’s acceptable for a cemetery of cultural importance to be opened to the public as a tourist destination. Russia and France have such cemeteries.”
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Pan Miaodi

71

Shanghai

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Q: How does the international economic crisis influence your life?

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Yang Diqi

20

Shanghai

operator

    “I have just graduated from college and I found it hard to find a job within the current economic climate.”
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Wu Xingren

68

Shanghai

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Q: What do you think of the compulsory daily long-distance jog for students in winter required by the National Ministry of Education?

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Sun Jiesheng

11

Shanghai

Elementary school student

    “I've never jogged in the morning before, I think more exercise will do me good.”
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Lin Jitao

58

Shanghai

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