Over 70 Million Chinese Have Driving LicensesNearly 75 million Chinese people had owned driving licenses by the end of last year, soaring from 30 million five years ago, a national traffic police conference was told in Guiyang Saturday February 23.This means that about one out of every 17 Chinese people owns a driving license. Learning to drive, to speak English and to operate a computer are nowadays considered the three basic and necessary skills in modern Chinese society. The number of Chinese drivers has kept growing by 15 percent annually since 1990. The country's passenger and cargo transportation volumes were about 6.5 billion people and 7.2 billion tons, respectively, some ten years ago. Last year, the figures amounted to 13.3 billion people and 10.2 billion tons, respectively. People find it convenient to drive a car in the more prosperous modern society these days in China. Moreover, the price of a car is well within the budget of an increasing number of families. |
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