Below standard vehicles set to be removed from China's roads by 2017

China is seeking to accelerate the enforcement of its emission standards by removing high emission vehicles from roads across the nation by 2017.

At the end of last month, the State Council, China's cabinet, decided to speed up the elimination of "yellow label" vehicles in the country by 2017.

Yellow label vehicles are gasoline vehicles that fall below the National I emission standard and diesel vehicles below the National III standard.