China pushes Weixin, Alipay toward greater accountability for mini-program e-commerce
By MLex Staff ( September 4, 2026, 02:23 GMT | Insight) -- China’s market regulator is seeking to push Tencent’s Weixin, Ant Group’s Alipay and other mini-program hosts to take greater responsibility for commerce conducted within their online ecosystems, challenging an industry argument that their role is limited to providing technology services.China’s market regulator is seeking to push Tencent’s Weixin, Ant Group’s Alipay and other mini-program hosts to take greater responsibility for commerce conducted within their online ecosystems, challenging an industry argument that their role is limited to providing technology services....
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