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Lalamove to tighten antitrust compliance as China steps up freight platform scrutiny

By MLex Staff ( September 24, 2025, 06:50 GMT | Insight) -- China’s antitrust regulator has summoned the country’s leading online freight platform Lalamove, known in Chinese as Huolala, and ordered it to strictly comply with the competition law and other legal obligations, as authorities step up efforts to bring platform behavior into line with national competition goals. The move marks an unusual shift in enforcement leadership, with the State Administration for Market Regulation now taking the public lead, whereas previous regulatory engagement with logistics platforms — including on driver protection and pricing transparency — was typically led by the Ministry of Transport in coordination with other government agencies.China’s antitrust regulator has summoned the country’s leading online freight platform Lalamove, known in Chinese as Huolala, and ordered it to strictly comply with the competition law and other legal obligations, as authorities step up efforts to bring platform behavior into line with national competition goals....

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