On September 15, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, held an administrative guidance meeting for the online hotel reservation platform service industry, requiring platform companies such as Meituan, Douyin, JD, Ctrip, Tongcheng, and Flying Pig to strictly implement their main compliance responsibilities, prevent and mitigate competitive risks in the industry, and maintain a healthy and orderly travel market environment. In response, Meituan stated that it firmly supports Meituan and will strictly abide by the “Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China”, “Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China”, “E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China”, and “Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China”, etc., and actively implement market principal responsibilities, resolutely put an end to issues such as exclusive cooperation and “the lowest price on the entire network”, and prevent “internal” competition risks. Meituan is willing to work with all platforms in the industry to participate fairly in market competition, jointly create a high-quality and affordable market order, effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and promote the win-win situation of the platform ecosystem and the healthy development of industry standards.

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