He later explained that in the days of Chairman Mao, a red signal light meant 'forward' and it took a while for China to adopt international practice.
We also each received a Chinese driving licence and a number plate for the car.
The utility of the license number was unclear: we couldn't display ours and no one seemed to mind - so it's effectively a souvenir.
The Chinese Police gave us a briefing on do's and don'ts whilst driving in China. It started slowly when the senior policeman told us to stop at red lights but speeded up.
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