It’s Official: The Era of the Cheap Ride-Hailing App Fare is Dead

Where have all the good things gone? The rapid growth of ride-sharing services such Didi Chuxing, and Uber China offered hope to Beijingers beholden to the state monopoly on official taxis. New regulations, announced last year and put into effect in December, as well as the consolidation of rivals Didi Chuxing and Uber, have imperiled this brief golden age of automotive convenience and threaten to force us back into the vaguely hostile and geographically-challenged embrace of the official taxi fleet.

Originally published by The Beijinger on January 18, 2017