Uber has urged its drivers in China to stay away from the taxi protests in Hangzhou, China which will protest against rising petrol prices and stagnant wages of drivers and unfair competition from illegal taxis.
The company has asked its drivers not to get into conflicts with authorities because it wants to "maintain social order" and if found guilty, the company plans to take strict action against the drivers.
The company is planning to use GPS to identify drivers who have become a part of the protest and if they refused to leave location, then the company plans to cancel its contracts with them.
The Wall Street Journal cited two short messages sent to Uber drivers warning them against going to the scene and has asked the drivers already a part of the protest to leave immediately.
Uber previously mentioned that it makes nearly 1 million rides every day in the country and is planning to invest $1bn in the country to expand its operations and compete against rival service Didi Kuaidi which is backed by Alibaba and Tencent.
Didi Kuaidi has also come under fire in some of the Chinese cities.
