PHOTO: China’s bike-sharing industry
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August 25, 2017

PHOTO: China’s bike-sharing industry

Abandoned share bicycles are seen at a temporary parking lot in Shanghai on August 24, 2017. The bike-sharing industry has proven wildly popular with Chinese city-dwellers, but has grown so rapidly that authorities have introduced regulations to prevent an accumulation of unused bikes on streets. Shanghai last week announced a ban on additional bikes being deployed in the city to prevent sidewalk clutter.

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