Advertisement to promote Alibaba's Singles' Day shopping festival in Shanghai, China on November 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters Alibaba, Meituan units summoned by Chinese regulator for ‘unfair competition’ during Singles’ Day festival – The market watchdog in the southern province of Guangdong cautions e-commerce platform operators against business malpractice – This year’s Singles’ Day shopping spree is the first one since Beijing fined Alibaba and Meituan over monopolistic behaviour Advertisement to promote Alibaba's Singles' Day shopping festival in Shanghai, China on November 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters