The new regulations for food delivery platforms are openly soliciting opinions to prevent long-term and large-scale subsidies from disrupting the market order.

In order to regulate the subsidy behavior of food delivery platforms, the State Administration for Market Regulation, in accordance with laws and regulations such as the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China, the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China, the Price Law of the People's Republic of China, the E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, has drafted the "Ten Rules for Regulating Subsidy Behavior of Food Delivery Platforms" after extensive consultation and research, and is seeking public comments from now until July 17. In recent times, issues such as "subsidy wars, price wars, and traffic control" in food delivery platforms have been prominent, harming the interests of platform operators, delivery riders, and consumers, squeezing the real economy, and intensifying the "internal competition circle" within the industry. The Office of the State Council Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Committee conducted a survey and evaluation of the market competition situation in the food delivery industry and found that Chinese food delivery platforms have issues such as using capital advantages to seize market share, coercing platform operators to participate in subsidies, and causing irrational competition within the industry. It is urgent to regulate the subsidy behavior of food delivery platforms, guide them to operate in compliance with the law, and promote healthy competition.