Chinese Say No To Syria Strike
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Hailing 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 for the apparent...
Read MoreBeijing’s Taxicab Contention
As economic expansion benefits China’s growing middle class, long stagnant fares are leaving Beijing’s 66,000 taxi drivers discontented. The Economist reports: Beijing’s base fare of 10 yuan ($1.60) has not changed...
Read MoreZombies 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...
Read MoreStrikes & Protests Surge in China
The Los Angeles Times’ Barbara Demick examines the continuing rise of “mass incidents” as a means to address specific grievances such as pollution and land seizures. These demonstrators have a narrow agenda and...
Read MoreTaxi Protests Test China’s Tolerance
Asia Times writes about the recent taxi strikes across China as a single, linked action: The strike started in Chongqing municipality in early November, and taxi drivers in cities including Sanya in Hainan province, Yongdeng in...
Read More300 Chinese Cab Drivers Hold Strike In South China
CDT blogged Guangzhou cab drivers’ calls for a strike earlier. The strike actually happened yesterday, and here is a story from AP: About 300 taxi drivers went on strike in a southern Chinese city, smashing cars and...
Read MoreSanya Cabbies Continue Strike
The strikes by taxi drivers in Chongqing seem to be contagious, as similar strikes have broken out this week in Yongdeng, Gansu and Sanya, Hainan Island, China Daily reports: In Sanya, local police detained 21 people who...
Read MoreJournal of a Strike – Laohu Miao (老虎庙)
Qipan Jing town is well known for its proven trove of more than 40 mineral resources, including 960 million tons of coal, 3.3 million tons of quartz stone, 5.2 million tons of iron, etc. Such resources have brought wealth to...
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The Fury of the Chinese Cabbie
Bloomberg’s Dexter Roberts examines the wave of taxi strikes that have struck several...
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