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Taxi drivers strike in Chongqing
Angered by high licensing fees paid to taxi company bosses, taxi drivers in Chongqing called a strike on the morning of November 3. However, the strike was immediately and temporarily dissolved after local government announced five commitments to solving the drivers' issues, including the adjusting of contract fees. The promises would be difficult to realize because, unlike their state-run counterparts in Beijing and Shanghai, the taxi industry in Chongqing was made up of 200 private taxi companies and 800 contract operators.