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A Chinese watchdog has concluded that Trip.com, the country's largest online travel agency, abused its power as a platform.
A platform, in regulatory terms, is an intermediary that connects two sides of a market: in Trip.com's case, hotels that need guests and travelers who need rooms.
The probe found that Trip.com, which handles more than half of China's hotel bookings, crossed from dominant to abusive.
What the probe actually means "Abuse of platform power" is a specific regulatory finding, distinct from simply being large.
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