CaixinChina's Kuaishou partners with Meituan to take on TikTok twin Douyin
Short video platform ups the ante in expansion into local lifestyle services
The deal will see Meituan launch a miniprogram on the Kuaishou platform through which its merchants can directly sell their products and services, give out coupons and provide after-sale services to Kuaishou users. © AP
GUAN CONG, ZHU HAOYU and DING YI, Caixin
December 30, 2021 14:00 JST
Chinese short video platform Kuaishou is upping the ante in its expansion into local lifestyle services with an agreement with on-demand services and food delivery giant Meituan as the TikTok-like app struggles to become profitable in a rapidly changing policy environment.