1.   Government scholars and former lawmakers are increasingly questioning whether aggressive investing by elected officials is appropriate behavior since politicians are often privy to corporate secrets.

2.   A Chinese government scholar is lashing back at reports accusing the Beijing government of torture, murder of orphans, suppression of dissent and other human rights abuses.

3.   Government scholars cannot say no if they were to be despatched to rural schools.

4.   State media often quote government scholars instead of officials about events in Taiwan, whose government China refuses to recognize.