A large number of taxi drivers held a protest at Didi Kuaidi's headquarters in Beijing on Tuesday against the car-hailing service provider's practices, news portal sina.com reported, noting that several police cars were on site.
In response, Did said that the drivers had "misunderstood" the current scheduling mechanism, which is in the trial phase. It added that the issue had been resolved with negotiations.
Conflicts between the taxi industry and the car-hailing service providers have become common. Cab drivers complain that car-hailing services have disrupted the market, hurt taxi drivers' interests and eroded their business.
For instance, taxi drivers in Qing-dao, East China's Shandong Province, gathered at the gate of the office of Didi on Monday in an effort to stop its drivers' daily routine, Shandong-based Qilu Evening News reported Tuesday.
Separately, several taxi companies in Ji'nan, also in Shandong Province, planned a class-action lawsuit against Didi, claiming that its services had affected their "normal and lawful" operations, the Jinan Daily reported in June. Didi Kuaidi said it would take "necessary measures" if a lawsuit was filed, the report said.
So far, no further information is available on this issue.
