Taxi drivers protest against low incomes in Wenzhou city

No taxi runs on the main road in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 28, 2009. Two thirds of the 3,329 taxis in Wenzhou City stopped business Tuesday morning, and dozens of cabs were smashed as their drivers refused to join in the strike. Taxi drivers said they were protesting against low incomes because of rising rental fees. The government arranged for more than 100 taxis to provide essential transport around the city's airport, railway and bus stations and docks. The police are to charge eight suspects who allegedly vandalized taxis. (Xinhua/Yan Zhuang)

Taxis were parked near a gas station in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 28, 2009. Two thirds of the 3,329 taxis in Wenzhou City stopped business Tuesday morning, and dozens of cabs were smashed as their drivers refused to join in the strike. Taxi drivers said they were protesting against low incomes because of rising rental fees. The government arranged for more than 100 taxis to provide essential transport around the city's airport, railway and bus stations and docks. The police are to charge eight suspects who allegedly vandalized taxis. (Xinhua/Wu Shuibin)