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China probes competition among food delivery platforms to curb price war

Despite a government campaign to rein in overcapacity and stabilise prices, its consumer prices ended 2025 the same as 2024

Since 2025, Beijing raised scrutiny of retail after Alibaba, JD and Meituan spent billions on delivery subsidies.

China targets online commerce battles in latest regulatory salvo

The new rules also require them to protect consumers and user data

DeepSeek’s latest two models match the reasoning performance of OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini 3 Pro.

China’s open-source AI is a national advantage

The models are akin to studying together to ace a test instead of relying on individual knowledge

Although Beijing remains risk-averse, it increasingly views the fintech sector as having sufficient oversight, while consumer subsidies are indirectly spurring growth.
ANALYSIS

China’s internet firms cautiously revive lending as Beijing pushes consumer loans

The more stable regulatory environment positions firms such as Ant, Meituan and ByteDance for faster growth and higher margins

Meituan has a 2.125% US$750 million bond maturing on Tuesday, with its next major offshore regular bond due in 2028.

Meituan seeks to raise US$3 billion in dual-currency bond sale

The company operates online platforms for food delivery and other consumer products

Meituan has faced an increasingly crowded field in China’s food delivery sector, where rivals have been slashing prices.

Meituan plans debut dim sum bonds in up to 10 billion yuan sale

The dim sum bond market has also drawn interest from local Chinese governments and countries such as Indonesia

The Xiaomei agent allows users to order meals via voice command and help them book restaurants.

Meituan launches AI agent to boost food delivery business

[HONG KONG] Meituan has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent app that aims to boost its food delivery and local services business, as its battle with Alibaba Group Holding for Chinese con...

Alibaba and Meituan are among the prominent tech companies in China locked in a bitter battle for market share in “instant retail”, flooding consumers with discounts and coupons in the booming one-hour delivery segment.

Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition

[SHANGHAI] Alibaba’s mapping app Amap is moving away from its traditional focus on navigation and encroaching into rival Meituan’s local-lifestyle territory by launching its own ranking of restaurants...

Meituan is expected to be hit the hardest, as food delivery contributes most to its revenue.
ANALYSIS

China’s e-commerce companies are getting singed by a price war

Intense competition leads to significant cash burn and margin squeeze

Meituan reported a rise of 11.7 per cent in revenue of 91.8 billion yuan (S$16.5 billion) for the three months to Jun 30.

Profit dives at China’s top food delivery firm Meituan amid intense competition

[SHANGHAI] China’s leading food delivery group Meituan, reported on Wednesday (Aug 27) a fall of 89 per cent in second-quarter adjusted net profit as it looks to stave off rising competition in the “i...