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No matter who the leader of Taiwan is, there is always a desire there for development. ... There is no chance of Taiwan growing unless there is outside investment. Therefore, it will won't affect our business."

Zhao Weiguo, chairman of chip giant Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, commenting as Taiwan authorities were reported to have begun reviewing the Beijing-based firm's proposals to buy stakes worth some $1 billion in two Taiwan chip packaging and testing firms.

"Our electric cars are able to drive a distance of 260 kilometers per charge, but it will not take long before we launch 300 km or even 400 km vehicles."

Hao Ziming, deputy Party secretary of Beijing Electric Vehicle Co, a subsidiary of BAIC Motor Corp. Hao spoke on May 23 as the company planned to raise funds through an initial public offering to enlarge its production capacity.

"The cooperation with Alipay provides us with a new application scenario, and also offers a more efficient payment method for users who are accustomed to Alipay."

Wang Tong, president of Samsung Electronics' product strategy and R&D in the China region. Samsung Pay users are now able to link to their Alipay accounts and access Alipay's QR codes to make payments without separately opening the Alipay app.

( China Daily Africa Weekly 05/27/2016 page24)