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Globalised manufacturing and procurement mean that a lot of high-polluting, heavy duty jobs are transferred to China. We will ask major companies, such as Wal-Mart, Microsoft and IBM to put pressure on their Chinese suppliers.

I hope they can see that as a consumer, if they express themselves, they may make an impact and leverage their impact on the brands, and the brands can leverage their buying power on tens of thousands of polluters - suppliers - in China.

Chinese... companies do not have to think about whether they do something to enhance their competitive edge in international markets.

In a couple of years, the Chinese will be seen as regular participants in international industry. Their companies have to report to shareholders as well as to the Chinese authorities. They need to make money, they have to be efficient.

Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies.

I think it's unfair to say that Chinese companies are squeezing out American companies. China has so many solar companies that are failing, too.

Conditions in Chinese factories are harsh. They're much harsher than they are in, for instance, the United States or any Western nation.

China is a very brand-intensive society. The reason that brands are so very important is that they are a way to signal social status.

Clearly, the Chinese need the resources, but I don't think they want to clash with the industrial world which happens to be the market for their goods.