China prepares to launch ‘communist Uber’

China going to run transport application to work with Didi in this country. According to Financial TimesXi Jinping’s government is preparing a new platform targeted at members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and civil servants. Known as Strong Nation Transport, communist uber It will be supported by the Ministry of Transport and other government agencies.

The report indicates that it will soon be available to users of Xuexi Qiangguo, an app designed for members of the Communist Party. It means Strong Nation Transport will have a base of over 100 million people upon its release. Users will be able to book cars through all rideshare providers operating in China.

according to the newspaper beijing daily“communist uber” responds to out-of-order growth and data security issue in the mobility industry. The transport app will offer tailored services with the promise to protect the privacy of its users. “Strong Nation Transport is built on the principles of convenience and security,” official media said.

Although there is no specific information about its availability, the government announced that Strong Nation Transport will allow you to book a trip through WeChat, Alipay and the Chinese version of TikTok.. It is also planned to integrate transportation by road, air or sea transport, rail and freight transport. The new platform wants to establish itself in a segment dominated by Didi and is using an aggressive strategy to achieve this.

China seeks to position itself transportation app after hitting Didi

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The Strong Nation Transport announcement comes at a difficult time for its closest competitor: Didi Chusin. The transport platform failed after Chinese regulators demanded removing it from app stores. A few months ago, the Xi Jinping administration launched a crusade against big technologies which had a presence outside of China.

In the case of Didi, the blow came after its shares began to be listed on the stock market. Days after the company went public, the Cyberspace Authority of China (CAC) launched an investigation against Didi, alleging that it was illegally collecting users’ personal data. CAC ordered new registrations to be suspended and removed 25 company-managed apps from all app stores.

Before the fiasco Didi has become the dominant company in this sector. after buying the business from Uber in 2016. The number of active users booking a trip on the platform amounted to 500 million per year. China’s passage of the Data Security Law and the Personal Data Protection Law meant that companies with more than 1 million user data had to go through security checks before being listed overseas.

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The investigation severely impacted Didi’s business and forced her to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. After 18 months, the Chinese regulator gave him a delay and allowed him to start registering new users. The app will work again, although now it will have to face competitors such as Cao Cao Mobility, T3 Chuxing or Strong Nation Transport itself.

China seeks to revive its economy after three years of restrictions caused by the coronavirus. The first step will be to ease sanctions against big technology companies, but without losing control over their users. For reference: Xuexi Qiangguo application, for which communist uberhas access to all personal information of Communist Party members, including biometric and medical data, location, and even deleted content.