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China proposes rules to end food-delivery platform price wars

Chinese regulators are proposing new rules to curb predatory pricing and unfair competition among food-delivery platforms. The draft regulations aim to stop companies from using large-scale subsidies to gain market share, coercing merchants into promotional activities, and selling goods below cost. These measures are intended to protect businesses, delivery drivers, and consumers from the negative impacts of intense industry competition. AI

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China proposes rules to end food-delivery platform price wars

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiaofei Xu ·

    China moves to end ‘irrational’ food-delivery subsidies and the sector’s price wars

    Chinese authorities introduced draft regulations on Wednesday to crack down on the misuse of subsidies by food-delivery platforms, as Beijing seeks to rein in the sector’s intense competition. The proposed rules, open for public comment until July 17, identify several practices t…