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China's platform-economy standards body issues first food-delivery governance rule

By MLex Staff ( December 5, 2025, 07:43 GMT | Insight) -- China has released a new national standard aimed at sector-wide issues in the food-delivery industry — including “ghost kitchens,” coercive discounting and inadequate protections for couriers — by setting out comprehensive requirements for platform operations, including pricing behaviors, merchant oversight and labor rights. The standard builds on the Aug. 29 launch of the platform-economy governance committee in Beijing, where senior competition officials called for standardization to enhance platform governance and support the sector’s transition from rapid growth to quality-focused development.China has released a new national standard aimed at sector-wide issues in the food-delivery industry — including “ghost kitchens,” coercive discounting and inadequate protections for couriers — by setting out comprehensive requirements for platform operations, including pricing behaviors, merchant oversight and labor rights....

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