Murder of Didi passenger prompts China clampdown, outrage


SHANGHAI: China pledged on Aug 27 to tighten oversight of its transport industry and warned that the country did not need ride-hailing firms which compromised on passenger safety, days after a Didi Chuxing passenger was raped and murdered by her driver. 

The killing of a 20-year-old passenger who rode in the Didi vehicle on Aug 24 in the eastern city of Wenzhou is the second such incident since May, denting the image of the Beijing-based company, which is the world's largest ride-hailing firm by number of rides and is expanding globally. 

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