China’s Didi Chuxing App Suspends Hitch Ride-Sharing Service After Passenger Slain

China’s Didi Chuxing App Suspends Hitch Ride-Sharing Service After Passenger Slain
A man in front of a Didi Chuxing sign at a promotional event of its Hitch service, in Beijing on January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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BEIJING—China’s largest ride-hailing firm, Didi Chuxing, is suspending its Hitch services nationwide, the company said in a statement on Aug. 26, a day after police said a ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a driver.