China hits travel platform Trip.com with $765M in penalties over monopoly abuses

China's antitrust regulator fined Trip.com 5.12 billion yuan ($765M) for monopoly abuses including exclusive dealing arrangements and predatory pricing. The penalty signals intensified enforcement against dominant Chinese platform companies and establishes precedent for how regulators assess market power in online travel.

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