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> the lack of bureaucracy to just do things like this

sorry to disappoint you but Shanghai is the place where ride-sharing wasn't even allowed in its main international airport just 12 months ago. bureaucracy mixed with corruption is at shockingly bad level.

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I used DiDi from Pudong to Hongqiao around 6 years ago. Was there a span in between where it was a no-go?

Yes the policy quickly gathered enough public backlash and has been cancelled

Some Europian countries ban ride-sharing in their entire territories, not just airports.

https://www.ncesc.com/which-european-countries-dont-have-ube...

So Shanghai seems indeed low-bureaucracy, in comparison.

Did Uber actually offer ride-sharing in these places? I feel like it’s just branding to avoid being called a taxi app. Only place I’ve seen ride-sharing in use was the US.

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