Driver Violently Arrested & Fined For Helping Stranger
The following covers the controversial arrest of a driver in Shanghai, pseudonym Zhang Jun, who gave a ride to a stranger who claimed to have stomach pains. Dubbed “fishing-gate,” the incident is...
View ArticleBlack Taxi Entrapment Scandal
Xujun Eberlein of the Inside-Out China blog writes about Sun Zhongjie, whose entrapment and subsequent arrest galvanized the public and the media: Sun Zhongjie was a new driver employed by a...
View ArticleZombies and Beijing's Taxi Woes
TIME’s Austin Ramzy laments the crowded rush hour taxi scene in Beijing, which he compares to “zombies after fresh human brains,” and examines a system facing a crisis of quality while resisting the...
View ArticleHailing in Vain: Beijing’s Taxicab Crisis
Anyone who has spent time in Beijing in recent years knows how difficult it can be to flag down a cab in the massive metropolis, especially during the city’s infamously congested rush hours. One reason...
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