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Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance all covet Baidu's search business.

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The launch of WeChat Pay in Istanbul Airport is expected to increase the shopping volume of Chinese travelers in Turkey.

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The proposed deal follows Tencent's plan to invest around USD 70 billion over the next five years in new digital infrastructure.

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