Ctrip has gone all out this time, directly being placed under investigation.

Suspicion and speculation behind Ctrip's monopoly:

Besides the monopoly issue, there are reports of information leaks and Cambodia collaborations, with quite a bit of information.

But regarding the monopoly:
Since Ctrip acquired Qunar in 2015,

It has nearly dominated the OTA market, investing in many related companies.

Tongcheng, eLong, and others are all in its camp.

At that time, the only competitor was Fliggy; Meituan had not yet entered the scene.

Later, Meituan entered the market, and it is said that Ctrip internally even drafted strategic documents targeting it.

Back then, Ctrip's market position was stronger, with fewer competitors, yet no investigation was launched.

Now that an investigation has been initiated, some suspect it is targeted.

Previously, complaints against Ctrip mostly involved consumers reporting general administrative issues with subsidiaries.

Now it has escalated to an antitrust level, possibly driven by high-end consumers or competitors seeking legal teams to push the matter.

It could also be that regulatory authorities are intentionally cracking down.

A detail is: a few days ago, HR sent out a company-wide resignation notice to everyone, only to be told later that it was a mistaken message...