Meituan is not allowed to operate on other platforms such as Hungry, and can report to the local Federation of Industry and Commerce. After receiving the report from the merchant, they will talk about the corresponding takeaway platform. The take-away platform forced the merchants to choose one of them, which violated the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Anti-Unfair Competition.

According to Article 12 of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), operators engaged in production and business activities through the Internet shall abide by the provisions of this law. Operators shall not use technical means, by influencing users' choices or by other means, to carry out the following acts that hinder or undermine the normal operation of network products or services provided by other operators according to law:

(a) without the consent of other operators, insert links or force the target to jump in their legally provided network products or services;

(2) misleading, deceiving or forcing users to modify, shut down or uninstall network products or services legally provided by other operators;

(3) Malicious incompatibility with network products or services legally provided by other operators;

(four) other acts that hinder or destroy the normal operation of network products or services provided by other operators according to law.

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Article 17 of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if an operator violates the provisions of this law and causes damage to others, he shall bear civil liability according to law. If the legitimate rights and interests of business operators are damaged by acts of unfair competition, they may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.

The amount of compensation for operators who have suffered from unfair competition shall be determined according to the actual losses suffered by them due to infringement; If the actual loss is difficult to calculate, it shall be determined according to the interests obtained by the infringer due to infringement. If the business operator maliciously commits an act of infringing business secrets, and the circumstances are serious, the amount of compensation can be determined in accordance with the amount determined by the above method. The amount of compensation shall also include the reasonable expenses paid by the operator to stop the infringement.

People's Daily Online-Takeaway Platform forces merchants to choose one: Hungry, pressure merchants to close Meituan stores.

China People's Congress Network-People's Republic of China (PRC) Anti-unfair Competition Law