CCTV9英语新闻：禁止出租车预订应用程序的影响（在线收听）

Joining us in the studio now is Li Hongchang, Associate Professor from School of Economics & Management at Beijing Jiaotong University. Welcome, Professor.

Q1. Suzhou’s transportation department has outlawed all private-sector taxi booking apps. Should the local government be interfering the market competition? Shouldn’t the customer decide what apps they want to use?

Q2: The taxi hailing market has cooled down, since both Didi and Kuaidi cut their subsidies to passengers and drivers. In your opinion, what are the prospects of this market in the long run?