Given the rapid growth of China's solar industry, these estimates for future green jobs could increase dramatically in the coming years. China's wind energy industry, composed of the power generation and turbine manufacturing sectors, created an average of 40,000 direct green jobs per year between 2006 and 2010, taking into account increased productivity , wind energy development in China between 2011 and 2020 is expected to generate approximately 34,000 green jobs per year on average [3]. Previously considered the kingdom of bicycles, China is expected to add approximately 220 million new vehicles between now and 2020. China's alternative fuel vehicle market is expanding rapidly despite its newness because as of mid-2010, China was home to 5,000 vehicles of this type. Assuming the government continues to prioritize the development of hybrid and electric vehicles during 2011-2020, cumulative production could reach 16.7 million, or an average of 1.67 million hybrid vehicles per year. This will lead to the creation of around 1.2 million green jobs on average every year. Already at the forefront of developing high-speed rail (HSR), China is aiming to do so
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