Prioritize greening

The hot debate among China's top legislators over a draft law on vehicle taxation highlighted two of the most pressing challenges that the country faces - energy conservation and bridging wealth gap.

It was reported that, after the draft law was reviewed by the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress, as a green legislation that intends to tax cars according to their engine sizes, some top lawmakers argued that the levy should be charged in line with the value of cars.

With nearly 200 million motor vehicles on our roads, Chinese legislators have ample reasons to put in place a new law that can effectively promote energy conservation or the use of clean energy vehicles among domestic car-drivers.