Zhang Zhaozhong

"Youth are the draft pool for the military, yet few of them would read the People’s Daily or follow the news on CCTV. The issue is how you reach out to them and convince them of their duty to the nation."

"Knowledge is not the most important thing. The most important is your political quality and moral quality."

"The biggest thing that separates television news commentating from entertainment programs is the high level of sensitivity and risk associated with [commentating]. From the perspective of the media, the commentator is always expected to provide in-depth analysis of breaking news. The best is if he can put forward new and unique ideas. From the perspective of commentating, as it is difficult to quickly gather together material in the event of breaking news, crises, or wars, one must therefore be equipped with a fairly deep knowledge of technology and tactical strategies, as well as a good foundation in political and diplomatic affairs in order to explain clearly the origin and sequence of events and happenings."

"Smog with PM2.5 readings of 500-600 is virtually impenetrable to lasers. In clear weather, laser weapons have a range of 10 kilometers, but smog can reduce this to less than 1 kilometer."

"In the military perspective, fighting is the last resort while before it there must be production on a large scale and with high enthusiasm and large-scale production on the sea."

"Imperialism just means war, and as long as America and NATO are there, war won’t disappear. Time will confirm it all, let’s wait and see."

"If there is a clash in the South China Sea, the possibility that foreign countries would intervene is low, and any conflict would not last long."

"I can send several dozen small fishing boats loaded with explosives" to destroy the U.S. Zumwalt stealth destroyers and [North Korea has] two million elite special forces. . . will the U.S. and South Korean air forces be able to attack them one by one?"

"In developing its military technology, China has never taken India as a strategic rival, and none of its weapons were specifically designed to contain India."