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From Green Left:

In Lanzhou, Gansu province, 5000 taxi drivers had had enough of the rising road taxes, fines and what they believed to be onerous regulations. They went on strike on March 13 and delivered a petition to the Lanzhou city government. ICHRD said the protesters were beaten by the police but they fought back. Ten protesters were arrested.

Drivers in Lanzhou confirmed the incident with Agence France Presse but local officials insisted the strike never happened. According to AFP, one driver said the taxi drivers who didn't join the action had their cars smashed by the strikers.