I said a while back to some foreigners that the reform had been going well. I made this remark at a time when there had been panic buying in Beijing, and the people here had been in a state of anxiety for two weeks.

• 我对外国人说，改革的势头不错，这话正是在北京出现一阵抢购，有半个月人心惶惶的时候说的。