From the chinese press

Give cities breathing space

Beijing residents have to spend hours commuting between home and office every day. Traffic congestion is now testing the nerves of people in the capital as well as China's other major cities. Some experts blame the high urban population density for the frequent, and rather regular, traffic jams and other traffic problems. But this is not entirely true, says an article in Guangzhou Daily. Excerpts:

Some experts say China's "urban disease" has reached a critical stage. Its urban residents' sense of happiness has been seriously degraded by problems such as regular traffic jams, skyrocketing housing prices and overcrowded hospitals. These problems are related to the high density of population in cities.