Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-12-26
The transportation minister, Ho Chen Dan, said Tuesday the Chinese ride-sharing app Didi
Chuxing must abide by local rules in Taiwan.
Didi Chuxing plans to make inroads into Taiwan and has been recruiting taxi drivers on Facebook. The Chinese firm insists that it is not responsible for any disputes between passengers and drivers because it is only a social network platform for them.
Didi Chuxing acquired Uber’s business in China last year. But the EU has already ruled that Uber should be regulated as a taxi company, not as a computer services business as it has claimed.
Ho Chen talked about the government’s stance. [FULL STORY]