Wrath for the wealthy

The immense public scrutiny over two recent traffic accidents in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, reflects a growing resentment of the rich, with one incident caused by a Mitsubishi sports car and the other a Porsche sport utility vehicle.

Meanwhile, road deaths caused by drivers in budget cars are less likely to be picked up by the news media these days. Just for consideration, on an average day last year, more than 200 people in China died on the road.

It would be easy to blame the incidents for the animosity of the rich. But that could not explain this increasing hatred in our society over the years. It is definitely something worthy of great concern for policymakers.