Monopolies Behind Beijing's Parking Lot Blues

Two czars of the parking business in car-crazy Beijing have been arrested in a case that underscores the seriousness – and perhaps one cause – of the city's massive parking shortage.

Jia Wei, the now-deposed chairman of state-owned Gonglian Anda Parking Management Co., was charged with accepting 2 million yuan in bribes between August 2006 and May 2010 from Qi Li, a private car-park manager.