Zong Qinghou

“If the nation is rich but people are poor, the country cannot be strong, and society will be unstable.”

“In China, you have to have a strong leader for a business to get anything done.”

“The U.S. and European markets have become mature, profit margins are lower, and equipment isn't so new. Because profits are relatively low, it limits the willingness of companies to invest in newer equipment.”

“Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.”

“People who get rich early should help the rest get rich.”

“For a long time, I couldn't even afford food and clothing. I climbed from the very bottom of the society.”

“We don't need to solve the problem of the rich-poor gap. We need to solve the problem of common prosperity.”

“I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.”

“When you are poor, you'll have to think of ways to be better off.”

“We are working to understand the tastes of people born in the 1980s and 1990s - it is very different from my generation. We do our own research. Marketing research companies, I think, are relatively academic.”