TRUCKERS' STRIKE * China - Clashes erupt in Shanghai as truck drivers strike near port

China said in early April it would increase retail gasoline and diesel prices by 5-5.5 percent to record highs

(Photo by Carlos Barria/REUTERS: Truck drivers stand at an area used to park their container trucks near a port in Shanghai, April 21, 2011)

Shanghai,SH,China -Reuters, by Royston Chan and Carlos Barria -Apr 21, 2011:  --  A two-day strike over rising fuel prices turned violent in Shanghai on Thursday as thousands of truck drivers clashed with police, drivers said, in the latest example of simmering discontent over inflation...

(Photo by Stringer/REUTERS: Policemen take away a truck driver and his wife holding their child, near a port in Shanghai, April 21, 2011)

About 2,000 truck drivers battled baton-wielding police at an intersection near Waigaoqiao port, Shanghai's biggest, two drivers who were at the protest told Reuters...

(Photo by Carlos Barria/REUTERS: People walk along an unfinished road being used by truck drivers to park their container trucks near a port in Shanghai, April 21, 2011)

The drivers, who blocked roads with their trucks, had stopped work on Wednesday demanding the government do something about rising fuel costs, workers said... China's state media has been silent on the protest, underscoring the sensitivity of unrest for the ruling Communist Party, which normally stamps out protests fearing a threat to stability... Last May, a burst of labour disputes disrupted production for many foreign automakers including Toyota and Honda, which laid bare the rising demands of China's 150 million migrant workers and raised questions about the region's future as a low-cost manufacturing base...

* Striking Shanghai truckers return to work

(Photo: Trucks loaded with containers could be seen flowing out of the Waigaoqiao cargo terminal on Monday)

Shanghai,SH,China -AFP -26 April 2011: -- Shanghai truckers said Monday they have halted a strike over high fuel costs after authorities met their demands amid fears of wider inflation-related unrest...  The Shanghai Municipal Transport and Port Authority published a set of proposals late Friday in response to the strikers' demands, abolishing or reducing various fees incurred by drivers. Authorities would cancel some container yard fees and reduce select toll charges by about 10 percent...  Wang said drivers resumed work because they were satisfied with the government's offer...  China's government is on edge over spiralling prices, particularly after inflation became a factor in the popular uprisings that have rocked the Arab world...  The government has raised petrol and diesel prices three times since December...