I can't even fault Uber for doing this.<p>Governments are not friendly.<p>They have seized billion dollar factories for their own use.<p>I only imagine a trivial tax problem would give a corrupt government the opportunity to seize assets.
It's common for Corporations operating across borders to have such systems in place. When countries disagree, they often take it out on companies domiciled in the perceived offending territory.
Also discussed here <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16124165" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16124165</a>