New | Second China office of car-hailing service Uber raided by authorities

Authorities in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu raided the local office of car-hailing service Uber on Wednesday, the second such action against the US-based company in the country in a week.

Pictures on Weibo microblogging sites in Chengdu showed uniformed officials apparently inside Uber’s office.

A receptionist at the business centre that houses the office confirmed that officials from the Chengdu commerce and transport bureaus had been in Uber’s office for some hours.

She declined to transfer the phone to Uber staff.

“You know, the officials are still there,” she said, adding that there are three Uber employees working there daily.

Uber was not immediately available for comment, and the Chengdu Municipal Transport Commission was also unavailable.