https://www.scmp.com/rss/522577/feed The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is a prominent Beijing-based Chinese governmental body, established in 2018 to consolidate market supervision. Its primary mission is to enhance market oversight efficiency and maintain fair competition. SAMR’s main areas of activity include comprehensive market regulation, antitrust enforcement, product quality and safety, consumer protection, and intellectual property. As China’s primary antitrust regulator, it plays a pivotal role in... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat China’s market regulator has told companies including electric vehicle maker BYD and battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) to compete healthily when expanding overseas, amid mounting accusations of unfair competition, subsidies and dumping levelled at Chinese companies in global markets. Chinese firms should standardise their competitive behaviour and “build a healthy competition ecosystem” in their overseas expansion, the State Administration for Market Regulation said in an... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348163/chinese-market-regulator-tells-firms-focus-healthy-competition-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348163/chinese-market-regulator-tells-firms-focus-healthy-competition-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0000 Ben Jiang,Ann Cao Ben Jiang,Ann Cao Chinese food and on-demand delivery giant Meituan reported on Thursday its second consecutive quarterly loss since 2022, as intense competition and a prolonged price war with Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com last year squeezed margins. The company reported a 15 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) adjusted net loss – worse than the 12.9 billion yuan average estimate by analysts – for the fourth quarter ended December 31, compared with adjusted net profit of 9.8 billion yuan a year earlier. Its... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348017/meituan-posts-second-consecutive-quarterly-loss-amid-costly-instant-commerce-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348017/meituan-posts-second-consecutive-quarterly-loss-amid-costly-instant-commerce-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:22:19 +0000 Themis Qi,Julie Zhang Themis Qi,Julie Zhang Chinese authorities have renewed their push for stricter oversight of the electric vehicle (EV) market, urging carmakers to move away from aggressive discounting and focus instead on technological innovation. The directive comes as domestic manufacturers struggle with cooling demand and the phasing out of long-standing government subsidies. At a high-level meeting on March 17, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the State... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3347145/china-presses-ev-makers-end-price-war-and-focus-innovation-demand-cools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3347145/china-presses-ev-makers-end-price-war-and-focus-innovation-demand-cools?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:50:48 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the fifth entry in a series examining the complex economic recalibration driving China’s growth philosophy and its wide-ranging implications for local governments, financial investors and private enterprises. Chinese government and industry officials are likely to discuss plans to control domestic electric-vehicle (EV) makers’ output, while encouraging them to prioritise... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3344899/top-chinese-officials-industry-leaders-may-discuss-capping-ev-output-two-sessions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3344899/top-chinese-officials-industry-leaders-may-discuss-capping-ev-output-two-sessions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:00:08 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Amid intensifying competition among Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) makers last year, relatively inexpensive models from Geely Auto and Wuling Motor Holdings topped the sales chart, surpassing cars from BYD and Tesla. In 2025, Geely sold more than 459,000 units of the Xingyuan EV – priced between 68,800 yuan (US$9,960) and 98,800 yuan – versus 52,570 a year earlier, according to a list of the top-selling battery EV models on the mainland compiled by a unit under the state-owned China Automotive... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3344355/geely-and-wuling-dominate-china-ev-sales-surpassing-tesla-and-byd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3344355/geely-and-wuling-dominate-china-ev-sales-surpassing-tesla-and-byd?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:35:44 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao China’s top market regulator has summoned the country’s leading tech companies to demand an end to “involutionary” competition, at the time when the companies are pouring billions of yuan into a Lunar New Year promotional blitz to win over users for services including artificial intelligence apps. The companies summoned on Friday were Alibaba Group Holding, ByteDance’s Douyin, Baidu, Tencent Holdings, JD.com, Meituan and Taobao Instant Commerce, Alibaba’s on-demand delivery unit, the State... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343614/beijing-warns-tech-giants-curb-involution-amid-ai-giveaway-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343614/beijing-warns-tech-giants-curb-involution-amid-ai-giveaway-war?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:30:07 +0000 Themis Qi,Daniel Ren Themis Qi,Daniel Ren China has banned carmakers from selling new vehicles for less than it costs to make them, including through discounts and subsidies, as regulators continue trying to smother a persistent price war that has sent hopes of profitability up in smoke for most producers. In “pricing guidance” released on Thursday, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) listed a series of tactics that would result in below-cost pricing for new vehicles, warning that carmakers using any of them would face... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3343429/beijing-warns-carmakers-stop-killing-your-profitability-hopes-selling-below-cost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3343429/beijing-warns-carmakers-stop-killing-your-profitability-hopes-selling-below-cost?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:38:09 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng China’s internet watchdog has fined Kuaishou Technology 119.1 million yuan (US$17 million) for hosting explicit live-streaming content, just days after the operator of the country’s second-largest short-video platform was penalised over e-commerce violations. Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration launched an investigation following reports of a surge in pornographic and vulgar streams. The probe found the platform had failed to meet its cybersecurity obligations, fix system vulnerabilities in... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342690/watchdog-slaps-chinas-kuaishou-us17-million-fine-after-explicit-content-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3342690/watchdog-slaps-chinas-kuaishou-us17-million-fine-after-explicit-content-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:55:10 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings is expected to move forward with selling its remaining port assets, despite Panama’s Supreme Court nullifying its contract for two terminals at either end of the country’s geostrategically vital canal, according to experts. But the effort by billionaire Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate to offload the rest of its ports would still face scrutiny from Beijing and local authorities, and the overall deal might need to be re-evaluated, experts told the South China... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3341950/ck-hutchison-tipped-sell-remaining-ports-despite-panama-court-ruling-experts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3341950/ck-hutchison-tipped-sell-remaining-ports-despite-panama-court-ruling-experts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Chinese regulators have slapped a 26 million yuan (US$3.7 million) fine on a unit of Kuaishou Technology, operator of the country’s No 2 short video platform, over multiple violations and misconduct in its live-streaming e-commerce operations, signalling tighter oversight of this market segment. Chengdu Kuaigou Technology, a unit of Beijing-based Kuaishou, was found to have committed seven breaches including failure to disclose information in accordance with the law, charging unreasonable fees... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3341936/china-slaps-us37-million-fine-kuaishou-over-live-streaming-e-commerce-violation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3341936/china-slaps-us37-million-fine-kuaishou-over-live-streaming-e-commerce-violation?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:39:43 +0000 Fiona Chow,Olga Wong Fiona Chow,Olga Wong Beijing has vowed to take all necessary measures to safeguard the rights of Chinese enterprises after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that a contract held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings to operate two ports at the country’s canal was unconstitutional. The Hong Kong government on Friday also slammed the ruling, which could leave the Li Ka-shing-controlled CK Hutchison empire at risk of losing its right to operate two major ports at either end of the strategic Panama... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3341785/hong-kongs-ck-hutchison-risks-losing-panama-port-rights-after-court-ruling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3341785/hong-kongs-ck-hutchison-risks-losing-panama-port-rights-after-court-ruling?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:37:37 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings Chinese regulators are targeting one of the world’s biggest travel platforms in an anti-monopoly probe after complaints it had hurt travellers and travel operators in China’s expansive tourism market, analysts said. Unlike the broad legal actions against Chinese tech firms and cram schools five years ago, the investigation into Trip.com is seen as a relatively isolated case – yet one that might precipitate others – in response to issues over commissions, exclusivity and the sophisticated use of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3341019/china-probe-tripcom-zeroes-algorithms-prices-after-vendor-backlash-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3341019/china-probe-tripcom-zeroes-algorithms-prices-after-vendor-backlash-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:30:15 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Shanghai’s tax authority fined an operating entity of PDD Holdings, the US-listed e-commerce company that runs leading retail platforms Pinduoduo and Temu, citing its failure to comply with local tax requirements, according to a Wednesday report from state news agency Xinhua. Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology, a PDD subsidiary which operates Pinduoduo, failed to report necessary information concerning its platform operators and employees for the third quarter of 2025, the city’s tax... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340679/china-fines-e-commerce-firm-pdd-tax-violations-amid-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340679/china-fines-e-commerce-firm-pdd-tax-violations-amid-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:15:44 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday during the Lunar New Year break. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Wednesday said the group – operator of namesake platform Trip.com, Skyscanner, Ctrip, Qunar and Dutch site Travix – abused its “dominant market position” and engaged in “monopolistic practices”. The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3339915/beijing-launches-antitrust-investigation-tripcom-ahead-lunar-new-year-break?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3339915/beijing-launches-antitrust-investigation-tripcom-ahead-lunar-new-year-break?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:00:22 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat China’s efforts to rein in cutthroat price wars in the solar industry have had the unintended result of creating risks of alleged price rigging, highlighting what analysts describe as an “uneasy balance” between the government’s anti-involution campaign and anti-monopoly policies. The photovoltaic industry has been among the hardest hit by vicious price wars – known as involution, or neijuan-style competition – that have affected several sectors in China in recent years, squeezing companies’... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339572/chinas-solar-firms-once-deemed-too-competitive-now-face-monopoly-accusations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339572/chinas-solar-firms-once-deemed-too-competitive-now-face-monopoly-accusations?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:00:10 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s US$22.8 billion global ports sale hung in the balance at the end of 2025, nearly 10 months after it was first announced, as a veteran political commentator said the most expensive terminal acquisition in history was unlikely to come to fruition amid geopolitical tensions. What began as a strategic exit for billionaire Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate devolved into a high-stakes geopolitical stand-off between Washington and Beijing over the control of global trade... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3338430/could-2026-be-make-or-break-year-ck-hutchisons-panama-ports-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3338430/could-2026-be-make-or-break-year-ck-hutchisons-panama-ports-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:15:08 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng China has unveiled new rules to rein in aggressive pricing tactics by online platforms, prohibiting e-commerce operators from forcing merchants to offer discounts or setting different prices based on user demographics without consent. The 29-article regulation – jointly issued over the weekend by the National Development and Reform Commission, State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), and Cyberspace Administration of China – lays out detailed compliance requirements that target several... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3337315/china-bans-e-commerce-platforms-forcing-lowest-prices-or-abusing-algorithms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3337315/china-bans-e-commerce-platforms-forcing-lowest-prices-or-abusing-algorithms?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Xiaofei Xu,Ji Siqi Xiaofei Xu,Ji Siqi China’s market regulator has warned that internet platforms demanding merchants offer the “lowest price across the internet” may face antitrust action, as Beijing steps up efforts to curb malpractice. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) explained some details of its draft – Antitrust Compliance Guidelines for Internet Platforms – at a press conference on Wednesday, according to Xinhua. The “lowest-price” requirement, where platforms bar merchants from selling cheaper elsewhere,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336794/china-warns-platforms-monopolistic-tactics-such-lowest-price-requirement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336794/china-warns-platforms-monopolistic-tactics-such-lowest-price-requirement?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:42 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang They promise consistency, cost savings and the speed demanded by modern life. But in a culture that reveres freshness and the wok hei benchmark for Chinese dishes, the rapid rise of industrially processed pre-made meals has stirred a heated debate – and simmering anger. The recent public outcry has been driven not by food safety fears, but by a perceived lack of transparency. Diners at restaurants are increasingly incensed about paying premium prices for reheated factory packets served without... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3334532/plate-expectations-why-chinas-pre-made-meal-boom-hard-swallow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3334532/plate-expectations-why-chinas-pre-made-meal-boom-hard-swallow?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:00:16 +0000 Aileen Chuang Aileen Chuang The rapid rise of tokenisation risks repeating China’s earlier boom-and-bust cycle in peer-to-peer lending unless clear industry standards are established to ensure discipline and innovation, according to a senior Chinese asset manager. Some multilevel marketing companies in mainland China have already started holding meetings discussing real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation projects over the past year, raising “genuine concerns” that the nascent industry might be heading towards a... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3334658/tokenisation-trend-risks-repeat-chinas-p2p-lending-crisis-asset-manager-warns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3334658/tokenisation-trend-risks-repeat-chinas-p2p-lending-crisis-asset-manager-warns?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:30:12 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng China’s market regulator has moved to tackle the hidden risks of algorithm-driven price manipulation with newly proposed anti-monopoly guidelines for online shopping, food delivery and travel platforms. A draft of the “Anti-Monopoly Compliance Guidelines for Internet Platforms”, published over the weekend by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), focused heavily on the sophisticated, often opaque ways in which online platforms with significant market power can exploit... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3333098/china-targets-ai-powered-price-manipulation-new-antitrust-guidelines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3333098/china-targets-ai-powered-price-manipulation-new-antitrust-guidelines?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:00:10 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao A “state-level” testing platform for automotive semiconductors has opened in Shenzhen in China’s latest effort to boost technological self-reliance, as a Sino-Dutch dispute over chipmaker Nexperia puts the global car sector’s supply chains at risk. The platform, which commenced operations on Tuesday, was jointly established by two state-owned enterprises: China Reform Holdings, an investment vehicle focused on industries related to national security and the economy, and research institute China... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3330764/chinese-state-owned-firms-launch-car-chip-testing-platform-shenzhen-amid-nexperia-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3330764/chinese-state-owned-firms-launch-car-chip-testing-platform-shenzhen-amid-nexperia-row?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:12 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen Chinese semiconductor companies, part of the more than 600 exhibitors at an industry event in Shenzhen this week, unveiled an array of advanced products that appear to bolster the country’s broad push towards tech self-reliance. At the three-day WeSemiBay Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo 2025, which concludes on Friday, Shenzhen municipal government-backed SiCarrier, which is known to work with Huawei Technologies, drew much attention when the chip equipment maker presented more than a dozen... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329267/tech-war-shenzhen-semiconductor-expo-shows-chinas-progress-tech-self-reliance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3329267/tech-war-shenzhen-semiconductor-expo-shows-chinas-progress-tech-self-reliance?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:00:16 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Ann Cao Xinmei Shen,Ann Cao China has opened an investigation into US chip giant Qualcomm, as Beijing intensifies its technology war with Washington amid heightened trade tensions. The US company was suspected of violating China’s anti-monopoly law in its acquisition of the Israeli vehicle semiconductor company Autotalks, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said in a statement on Friday, without disclosing further details. Qualcomm announced in June that it had completed the acquisition of Autotalks,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3328542/china-launches-antitrust-probe-us-chip-giant-qualcomm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3328542/china-launches-antitrust-probe-us-chip-giant-qualcomm?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:27:59 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Chinese regulators have launched renewed efforts to tackle the phenomenon of disorderly price competition, including the potential formulation of state-sanctioned cost assessments and firm actions against below-cost bidding. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) – the country’s top economic planner – and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a joint policy paper on Thursday outlining measures designed to limit the intense competition within some... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3328465/chinese-regulators-step-efforts-target-disorderly-price-competition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3328465/chinese-regulators-step-efforts-target-disorderly-price-competition?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 03:21:20 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang The operator of China’s second-most popular short video app, Kuaishou Technology, and microblogging platform Weibo came under scrutiny from the nation’s top internet regulator for allegedly “damaging the online ecosystem” due to lax content control. Kuaishou and Weibo had failed to manage content effectively, allowing celebrity gossip to infiltrate their trending topics, according to two notices published on the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)’s WeChat public account on Saturday. The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3326376/china-warns-kuaishou-weibo-over-celebrity-gossip-amid-crackdown-online-content?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3326376/china-warns-kuaishou-weibo-over-celebrity-gossip-amid-crackdown-online-content?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:00:17 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xiaomi is recalling more than one-third of its cars owing to flaws in its driver-assistance software, following a fatal accident involving one of its SU7 sedans about six months ago. A total of 116,877 fully electric SU7 vehicles produced between February 6, 2024, and August 30, 2025, would be recalled, according to a statement released by the State Administration for Market Regulation on Friday. The statement said that Xiaomi’s driver-assistance system... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3326115/xiaomi-recalls-nearly-117000-su7-vehicles-after-fatal-crash-raises-safety-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3326115/xiaomi-recalls-nearly-117000-su7-vehicles-after-fatal-crash-raises-safety-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:09 +0000 Mandy Zuo Mandy Zuo This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union, as well as the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. The fourth story in our series examining ties between the two powers focuses on China’s efforts to influence the bodies that set global manufacturing standards, an arena where Europe plays a leading role. The 19th-century German industrialist Werner von Siemens once famously remarked that “he who... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3325816/hidden-standards-battle-inside-chinas-push-rewire-global-manufacturing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3325816/hidden-standards-battle-inside-chinas-push-rewire-global-manufacturing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:13 +0000 Coco Feng,Wency Chen,Zhou Xin Coco Feng,Wency Chen,Zhou Xin China’s antitrust regulator said on Monday it found Nvidia in violation of the country’s anti-monopoly law and would proceed with further investigation, which could lead to punitive actions against the American chipmaker amid escalating technology rivalry with the US. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said in a one-line statement that Nvidia violated both antitrust laws and the Chinese government’s terms of approval for the company’s acquisition of Israeli interconnect... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3325595/tech-war-china-finds-us-chip-giant-nvidia-violated-anti-monopoly-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3325595/tech-war-china-finds-us-chip-giant-nvidia-violated-anti-monopoly-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:35:31 +0000 Coco Feng,Wency Chen Coco Feng,Wency Chen Since April, mainland Chinese consumers have been spoiled for choice, as instant commerce competition brought dazzling promotional subsidies and speedy deliveries right to their doorsteps. Instant commerce – a turbocharged combination of online shopping and swift dispatch – had already made a typical lunchbox order cost around US$1 or US$2, which covered the food and the delivery fee. On-demand delivery giant Meituan’s “Grouping for Good Meals” campaign, for example, offered a four-dish set meal... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3325354/how-chinas-retail-market-evolving-amid-alibaba-and-meituans-instant-commerce-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3325354/how-chinas-retail-market-evolving-amid-alibaba-and-meituans-instant-commerce-war?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 02:06:12 +0000 Carol Yang Carol Yang China has released a new action plan to bolster its electronics manufacturing sector that stresses the need for resilient, self-sufficient supply chains, as the country confronts rising US export curbs on advanced chip technology. “The electronics manufacturing industry is a strategic, foundational and leading sector of the national economy, crucial to stabilising industrial growth and safeguarding national economic and political security,” stated the 13-page document issued by the Ministry of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324516/china-moves-boost-electronics-self-sufficiency-us-tightens-chip-curbs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324516/china-moves-boost-electronics-self-sufficiency-us-tightens-chip-curbs?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:30:08 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov The ramifications of China’s power bank scandal, which prompted an emergency ban of substandard models on domestic flights, have extended to a mainland court, where troubled manufacturer Romoss Technology was slapped with a lawsuit for unpaid funds. Shenzhen-based electronics contract manufacturer Zowee Technology filed the lawsuit at the People’s Court of Pengjiang district in Jiangmen, a city in southern Guangdong province, where it sought 136.26 million yuan (US$19 million) in damages against... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3324331/chinas-power-bank-scandal-leads-suppliers-lawsuit-against-romoss-unpaid-funds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3324331/chinas-power-bank-scandal-leads-suppliers-lawsuit-against-romoss-unpaid-funds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:00:09 +0000 Raymond Ma Raymond Ma A public consultation on updates to China’s pricing law ends on Saturday as officials seek to curb excessive competition, or neijuan (内卷), which is hitting corporate profits and adding to deflationary pressures. The amendments, involving 10 clauses, will be the first since the law was enacted 27 years ago. They have been drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the State Administration for Market Regulation. Cutthroat price competition has affected several industries in... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3322808/pricing-law-reforms-wang-yi-south-asia-motor-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3322808/pricing-law-reforms-wang-yi-south-asia-motor-show?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:01:19 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang Chinese authorities have announced new rules targeting the rapid expansion of medical science accounts on social media and other unofficial channels, to stop the spread of false and misleading medical information online. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the National Health Commission (NHC), the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM) jointly issued a notice about the new regulatory framework on August... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322803/china-cracks-down-fake-medical-advice-new-rules-health-influencers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322803/china-cracks-down-fake-medical-advice-new-rules-health-influencers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:46:06 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The daily delivery volume of Alibaba Group Holding briefly surpassed rival Meituan last week after it offered free drinks to customers who ordered through its on-demand service amid the industry’s cutthroat competition, according to a report by the technology media outlet LatePost. Orders on Alibaba’s instant commerce channel Taobao Shangou topped 100 million on Thursday, 20 million fewer than Meituan. After Meituan stopped its promotion on Friday and Saturday, Taobao’s orders overtook... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3321583/alibaba-tops-meituans-china-demand-delivery-fuelled-1-million-cups-tea-daily?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3321583/alibaba-tops-meituans-china-demand-delivery-fuelled-1-million-cups-tea-daily?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:08 +0000 June Xia June Xia Stimulating consumer demand and encouraging sustainable innovation are vital to China’s efforts to combat excessive competition – termed neijuan in Chinese, or “involution” - and could even help turn the trend into a virtuous cycle, analysts said. Top-down macroeconomic policies are also crucial, as actions taken by enterprises alone are insufficient, they added. “The essence of ‘involutional’ competition is inefficient competition in a limited market space,” analysts from China International... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3319009/china-urged-curb-neijuan-boosting-domestic-consumption-innovation-led-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3319009/china-urged-curb-neijuan-boosting-domestic-consumption-innovation-led-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:30:07 +0000 Danielle Popov,Hannah Wang Danielle Popov,Hannah Wang Chinese manufacturers of power banks – the ubiquitous portable batteries used by travellers to charge smartphones, tablets and laptops – are under increased public scrutiny, following a spate of incidents in which defective units were found to have caught fire during commercial flights. That prompted the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to impose an emergency ban on air passengers carrying substandard power banks, a safety precaution that went into effect on June 28. Portable... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3317936/no-fly-zone-what-brought-about-chinas-largest-power-bank-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3317936/no-fly-zone-what-brought-about-chinas-largest-power-bank-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:30:07 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov One of China’s biggest portable power bank makers has suspended production for at least six months and closed its stores on major Chinese e-commerce platforms after a massive recall of its products and the decision by the country’s civil aviation authority to ban unlicensed power banks on flights. Shenzhen-based Romoss Technology, which sells its products in dozens of countries around the world, notified its employees that the company would suspend operations for six months starting on Monday,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3317264/chinese-power-bank-maker-suspends-production-after-defects-trigger-recall-aviation-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3317264/chinese-power-bank-maker-suspends-production-after-defects-trigger-recall-aviation-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:00:16 +0000 Karman Lucero Karman Lucero What are the origins of China’s leverage in the trade war? And why are China’s exports disrupting markets across the world? That China has a strong hand is largely because it has picked up lessons from Silicon Valley and deployed the tactics at every level of the supply chain. Just as Silicon Valley companies “hacked” markets by upending traditional notions of best business practices and industry dynamics, many Chinese companies are doing the same with the global economy – and transforming... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3315063/china-taking-silicon-valleys-market-hacks-whole-new-level?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3315063/china-taking-silicon-valleys-market-hacks-whole-new-level?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:30:08 +0000