Time to act on energy

A sober review of China's economic situation for the first six months of the year is badly needed.

To meet the country's five-year goal of energy conservation and pollution reduction, the authorities should take stock of the lack of progress and rethink policies.

Ma Kai, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, frankly admitted to the country's top advisory body on Wednesday that the country's high-speed economic growth has yet to be brought under control.