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4 minute read October 14, 2015 at 10:22 AM

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China sets outline for draft car-hailing regulations

The Ministry of Transport has intensified scrutiny of online private car-hailing services, with new draft rules requiring them to place their servers in China, share data with local transport authorities, register their cars as taxi services, enforce driver qualification requirements, sign labor contracts and buy insurance for their vehicles and passengers.

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