Industry regulators have promised change after widespread strikes across the country by taxi drivers have gained national attention.

The protests, which began in Shenyang on January 4 and spread throughout the country last week were due to drivers’ complaints over high franchise fees and competition from taxi booking apps such as Didi Da Che.

The Ministry of Transport has promised a ‘breakthrough’ according to Xinhua news agency, but no further details have been announced. Last week, the ministry said that it had banned private cars working as taxis through booking apps, but as always, it remains to be seen whether they’ll be enforced in the long term.

Drivers in several major cities including Chengdu, Shenyang and Nanjing have released details of their extortionate franchise fees to media during the strikes; one Nanjing taxi driver said that he pays 9,000 RMB of his 12,000 RMB a month earnings to his taxi company.

Source: Shanghai Daily

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