Lawsuit Points to Car-Hire's Long Legal Ride

(Beijing) – Chen Chao, a 28-year-old pharmaceutical company sales representative who moonlights as a chauffeur, is at the center of a contentious debate over regulating China's car-hire industry.

By suing a local government's transportation department in Jinan, in the eastern province of Shandong, Chen has drawn national attention. He's challenging the department's right to slap him with a 20,000 yuan fine simply for driving two travelers to a train station. Chen is suing to have the fine reversed.