Uber, On A Collision Course With City Officials Around The World, Doubles Down On Politico Hires

The company is suddenly on the defensive, with shutdowns imminent from China to New York.

Uber, with its operations facing suspension in cities around the world, is marshaling a small army of policy staffers to do battle with local authorities. India and Spain banned the on-demand taxi service last year, France followed suit, and today China announced that it would be cracking down on unauthorized private cars, less than a month after Uber inked a $600 million deal with Chinese search engine Baidu.

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