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504 Trip.com Faces Antitrust Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · today 06:34 EDT

Trip.com Faces Antitrust Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules

For China's dominant travel platforms, scale is no longer just a competitive advantage, it is a regulatory risk that could reshape how they work with hotels, hosts, and partners.

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