On ministers with different strengths

'Every minister has the same aim, that is to work for the people's well-being, but they have different working styles, ways of thinking and dealing with problems. We do not hope that every minister has the same image and the same skill. We hope that ministers will be like the 18 Luo Han monks, with their own individual specialities, their own contributions. Eighteen will not be considered too much if we can form such a Cabinet.'

On his own journey in politics

'I have been in politics for more than 20 years. My hair is no longer completely black. However, I still have many things to learn because in this job, there are always new problems and every problem has new characteristics. Experience is precious, but too much experience can sometimes become a burden.

When you run into a new problem, you would recall you made such a decision 20 years ago and you should stick to this principle. However, sometimes, you should throw the old decision aside to reconsider and reformulate policies.'