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From China.org.cn:

About 1,000 cab drivers went on strike on Tuesday in central China's Henan Province to boycott unauthorized cabs, local police said.

The strike, which started at noon in the city of Luohe, was still underway as of 8:20 p.m., according to a police officer from the city's public security bureau.

Local cabbies have destroyed several illegal cabs during their strike, hoping to arouse the attention of the local government, the officer said.

The illegal cabs have been accused of operating without a legal permit, which usually costs 200,000 yuan (31,500 U.S. dollars) to acquire, several of the striking drivers said.

The city saw a similar strike in February, with 200 cabbies protesting against the illegal cabs.

The city has about 1,100 legal cabs, according to local government data.

From ZGMLHGM:

2011年11月1日河南漯河市出租车大罢工，抗议黑出租车到处泛滥。早上，漯河体育场停了四五百辆出租车，附近一辆黑车被砸。十点半左右，太行上路与长江路交叉口处，有多辆出租车被掀翻，车玻璃也被砸，场面壮观，造成交通混乱。

出租车司机抱怨：漯河市的黑车实在太多！黄蓝颜色就是出租车的标志颜色，这样颜色的车根本不允许上地方牌照，可是现在大街小巷到处跑满了挂地方牌照的黄蓝出租车标志色的车，以假乱真，进行非法营运，挂上空车灯就可以拉客。客运办非但不管，还趁机赚钱，每辆黑车一个月给他们交1200元