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China\u00a0used to be a country of cyclists. Fifty years ago, cars were such a rare sight that young boys would idle at street corners in Beijing, hoping one would drive by just so they could get a whiff of the foreign scent of petrol. Today China is becoming a nation of cars, second only to the United States in annual auto sales.<\/p>\n

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China’s carbon consumption has increased over the past twenty years, keeping pace with development, so the government is eyeing low-emissions solutions. From Flickr’s jo.sau<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

But car culture in China is different than in America, where cars are associated with freedom and the lure of the open road. In China, they are inextricably tied to status. Roll up in an Audi and you\u2019re accorded a basic level of respect; pull up in a domestic Chery QQ hatchback and . . . fuhgeddaboutit.<\/p>\n

Such attitudes extend to all spheres of life \u2014 business and romance. \u201cIf a girl can see you didn\u2019t drive to pick her up, she won\u2019t bother coming out,\u201d Zhang Penghao, 24, told The Guardian<\/em>. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why it\u2019s so important, either. It\u2019s women \u2014 or really the women\u2019s parents \u2014 who care.\u201d<\/p>\n

His observation of the way different generations view cars speaks to concerns younger Chinese have about the environment. The rapid rise of the auto industry in China \u2014 vehicle sales rose 45% in 2009 alone \u2014 has been blamed for the country\u2019s worsening air pollution, though heavy industry is a bigger culprit.<\/p>\n

Darker associations follow \u2014 cronyism, materialism, elitism \u2014 with many of the nation\u2019s millionaires (who number 1 million and counting) eager to display their wealth through luxury vehicles. When Rolls-Royce released its limited edition Phantom, a model priced at $1.2 million, all eight sold in China within two months.<\/p>\n

More cars also mean more road deaths. According to the police, more than 60,000 die in road accidents every year in China, but the figure should be more than four times higher, according to national disease surveillance system statistics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all rode bikes in the past, and you could cycle as you pleased. There were no specific lanes,\u201d said Shi Jing, a road safety expert at Tsinghua University<\/a> in Beijing. \u201cToday people are not used to the car rules and still drive as they please, scrambling to get right of way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although it is a police state, China has struggled to govern road behavior \u2014 indeed, the government has struggled to control the overall effects of the auto industry. On the one hand, cars have an impressive multiplier effect compared to other sectors. Auto manufacturers stimulate steel production and other business-to-business relationships, while gas stations and dealerships proliferate on the consumer side.<\/p>\n

The government must balance those economic benefits with other concerns, like quality of life and health. Lung cancer rates in China have spiked in recent years, and while the evidence linking lung cancer to outdoor air pollution is inconclusive, the World Health Organization<\/a> took the unprecedented step last year of labeling it a carcinogen. The move has troubling connotations for a country working to lower pollution rates.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hoping one tactic will\u00a0help: permitting new makers of electric vehicles (EVs) into China\u2019s auto market. Currently, EV manufacturers must purchase an automaker to receive an EV-manufacturing permit. The government is developing new legislation that would revise that requirement and allow other businesses besides carmakers to enter the Chinese market. The National Development and Reform Commission aims to have the revised policy completed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

China\u00a0used to be a country of cyclists. Fifty years ago, cars were such a rare sight that young boys would idle at street corners in Beijing, hoping one would drive by just so they could get a whiff of the foreign scent of petrol. 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