Beijing tells food delivery giants to simmer down as feud gets too hot to handle

May 14, 2025

Chinese regulators have summoned food delivery giants JD.com, Meituan and Alibaba Group Holding’s Ele.me to address intensifying competition in the sector, urging legal compliance and fair practices. The meeting of five government agencies, led by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), aimed to “address the salient issues in current competition of the food delivery industry”, according to a Tuesday statement posted online by the SAMR. The other agencies involved in the meeting...

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