The Potential Loser in the Uber-Didi “Win-Win” (Hint: It’s Not Just the Anti-Uber Alliance)

Posted byruruhoongPosted inPoliticsTags:, , , , , , ,

The merger between Uber and Didi is one that is fraught with challenges and consequences that extend far beyond just the two companies themselves. To ensure that Chinese consumers are not disadvantaged, the Chinese government will have to closely monitor and regulate the Chinese ride-hailing industry. But if the merger can bring together China’s largest internet companies to build an even more powerful and integrated Chinese internet landscape, then it might not be such a bad thing for China after all — this may just be the start of a new era of Chinese internet dominance.

Wrote another article for the Stanford Political Journal, check it out here!

Published by ruruhoong

Part-time economist, writer, tanguera. Full time glutton.

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