Chinese shoppers force Alibaba to share Singles' Day spotlight

Video apps Douyin and Kuiashou emerge as new rivals with rise of livestreaming

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The Singles' Day control room at JD.com headquarters in Beijing: The company has benefitted from the anticompetition crackdown on Alibaba.  © Reuters

CISSY ZHOU Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- With China's biggest annual online shopping festival reaching its climax on Thursday, initiator Alibaba Group Holding is learning to share the spotlight with rivals.

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