A taxi driver uses the Didi Chuxing car-hailing application in Beijing. The premium chauffeur car market in China is expected to be worth 500 billion yuan by 2020. Photo: Reuters
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A taxi driver uses the Didi Chuxing car-hailing application in Beijing. The premium chauffeur car market in China is expected to be worth 500 billion yuan by 2020. Photo: Reuters