I would rather pay a marginal surcharge and wait a few minutes to use Grab Taxi then have to haggle with an unscrupulous taxi driver or one that refuses to use a meter.
China has been facing concerns regarding human right and reported atrocities both within their borders and in interactions with other countries. They will do anything to hide the truth......
LOL, these illegal clubs are like cockroaches, you can't eliminate them, only control them. One goes down another will pop right up, unless you know the right people and plenty of brown envelopes....