The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) started its inquiry shortly after the company listed on June 30, 2021.

Didi ran afoul of the CAC when it pressed ahead with its U.S. IPO even though the regulator had urged the company to put it on hold while a cybersecurity review of its data practices was conducted, sources have told Reuters.

($1 = 6.7588 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom and Brenda Goh; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)