China's Meituan warns of 'irrational' food delivery competition

JD.com's entry adds pressure to win over customers, restaurants and couriers

20250527 A Meituan delivery worker

A Meituan delivery worker picks up a food order at a shopping mall in Beijing. Competition in China's food delivery market is heating up.  

CISSY ZHOU

HONG KONG -- Chinese food delivery giant Meituan is doubling down on overseas expansion as it warns that "irrational and unhealthy" competition in the domestic sector will lead to a significant decrease in operating profit for the current quarter.

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