China investigates four online travel-booking companies over suspected unfair competition

Edited by Mica Finch · AI newsroom · Times in UTC

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Beijing regulator opens investigations into four booking-platform operators

China’s Beijing market regulator opened investigations into Meituan unit Beijing Sankuai, Alibaba unit Hangzhou Taomei, Tongcheng Network Technology and Tujia Online Information Technology over suspected violations involving online travel and hotel booking. The action followed preliminary regulatory findings, but no violations have been established. The companies said they were cooperating, while Tongcheng and Tujia said operations remained normal. This briefing covers 2026-09-18T13:09:36.581Z through 2026-09-20T01:09:36.581Z. The timestamp is Reuters’ publication metadata, not the time the investigations began.

Reuters: China investigates Meituan and Alibaba units for suspected antitrust violations · 公告 · 被北京市市场监督管理局立案调查，同程、途家、美团、飞猪回应