Over 1,000 taxi drivers in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou staged a violent strike to protest against rising petrol prices and stagnant wages, prompting the offer of a small fare rise to head off further unrest.
Taxi drivers blocked streets near Hangzhou’s bus station, stopped and in some cases attacked taxis that continued to pick up fares. A smaller taxi driver protest took place in a district of Shanghai on Monday.
The drivers’ anger reflects growing public dissatisfaction with inflation, including the rise in petrol prices.
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