China taxi drivers strike as economic unrest spreads

Hundreds of taxi drivers went on strike in central China today - the latest in three weeks of protests amid anxiety over the economy. The drivers in Suizhou, in the central province of Hubei, are angered by a new licence charge imposed by the local government. "There's not a single cab running on the roads of Suizhou now. We will not stop the strike until the government meets our demand, which is they remove their fee," one driver told the Associated Press news agency. The intelligence company Stratfor says the rapid spread of such strikes will worry the central government.

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