One day after announcing the creation of a new regulation team to investigate police practices in arresting illegal taxi drivers, the Pudong New Area District government officially cleared Sun Zhongjie of all charges. Having garnered much attention from the Chinese media and public at large for severing his finger to prove his innocence, Sun was ecstatic to hear of his exoneration. more ›

He may have lost a digit but Liu Yan-Zhou Sun, the man who chopped off his own finger to prove to the local authorities that he is not a black cab, has not necessarily lost his credibility as an upstanding citizen. more ›