China is now renting "special car"

On the 13th, a number of cities in China reconstructed taxi recalls, which has once again warmed up the already heated “special car dispute”.

From a number of people who are close to Chengdu's transportation department and the taxi industry in Sichuan, it was learned that on the 12th and 13th days, there was a collective taxi strike in Chengdu.

Since New Year's Day, there have been similar scenes in several capital cities such as Shenyang and Nanjing. Why did the taxi driver go to the streets and express what kind of appeal he expressed during the strike?

The People's Daily, an official media of the Chinese Communist Party, commented on the 1000-odd taxi strike in Shenyang on January 4th. The article reveals the inside story: “For a long time, the taxi number was monopolized by the company, and the development of the industry was abnormal: the vehicles did not increase for a long time, which intensified the difficulty of taxiing; The amount of money is a profit, and the driver is absolutely in a weak position. The reform of the taxi sector is imperative. The market should have the final say."

The approximate rental car called “special car” is a service that can be called by car software in real time. China’s official regulations allow it to exist, but private cars are prohibited from access. This is considered to have shaken the foundation of the car industry because the current regular rental car stock is extremely limited and most of the special cars are strictly “black cars”.

However, more netizens seem to think that the “existence and reasonableness” of the special car is at the same time, and many people think that the phenomenon that drivers have to pay high rent due to the monopoly of the taxi licence is unreasonable.

In Sina Weibo, on the evening of the 13th, a total of 6,178 people took part in the voting. For the reasons for the recent number of taxi stops, 73% of Internet users voted for “a monopoly in the taxi industry caused too much money, the master’s income is low. "51% of Internet users voted for a "special car is a good thing, the competition to break the monopoly, improve service quality."

Jian Ping, chief economics teacher of the China National Information Center, who once personally experienced the special car software service, said that he feels that the car service is very good and the car also provides Internet services.

The reporter noted that as the driver can get a high cash back, and the passenger can give the driver a review score, stimulating the driver to take the initiative to improve service levels. Some private cars even provide warm services such as charging treasures, data lines, snacks, etc., making mainland passengers who are accustomed to cold rides feel new.

Experts pointed out that it is imperative to break the monopoly of the taxi industry; for new things such as special vehicles, it is necessary to adopt a path that is not as sparse as possible, and that leads to the development of norms.

Qu Hongbin, chief economist of HSBC Greater China, pointed out that breaking monopolies in areas involving people's livelihood is an important starting point for reform. Although interest groups will be obstructed, they can benefit most people and increase the support of the society for government reforms. And confidence.

Zhou Tianyong, deputy director of the Institute for International Strategic Studies of the Central Party School, agrees with this view. He said that he supports breaking the monopoly of taxi companies and opposing the exploitation of taxi drivers.

Yang Wei, the official CCTV special commentator, said that the government should not worry about setting the threshold for the number of taxis in the city. After all, the reform of the taxi industry management system is the most important key to resolve all conflicts in the current taxi market. "It doesn't change. The rest of the way is to change it. It is in place. Other conflicts can be resolved."