1 in 10 drivers admit they drive after drink

Chinese drivers are urged to take heed of advice about safe driving now that China has issued more than 300 million driving licenses.

Since drunk driving was made a crime in 2011, the number of traffic accidents caused by drunk driving has been reduced by 25 percent, with casualties down nearly 40 percent, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

However, a recent report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and US insurance company AIG found that more than 10 percent of Chinese drivers admitted that they occasionally drive after drinking.