China escalates scrutiny of food-delivery platforms with competition assessment
By MLex Staff ( January 12, 2026, 09:13 GMT | Insight) -- A market-wide competition investigation and assessment into China's food-delivery platform sector has been opened by the State Council's antimonopoly and anti-unfair competition commission office, signaling heightened regulatory scrutiny without formally announcing the opening of a formal enforcement probe. The assessment adds another prominent tool to China’s evolving governance approach for the platform market after the State Administration for Market Regulation held regulatory talks with the country’s three major food delivery platforms last year.A market-wide competition investigation and assessment into China's food-delivery platform sector has been opened by the State Council's antimonopoly and anti-unfair competition commission office, signaling heightened regulatory scrutiny without formally announcing the opening of a formal enforcement probe. ...
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