腾讯收购京东 15%股份China's Tencent Holdings has bought a 15% stake in e-commerce site JD
中国腾讯控股买入电商京东商城 15%股份
Asia's biggest internet company will pay about $215m for the stake, which could increase to 20% after JD
com's planned listing in the US
com is expected to raise $1
5bn from an initial public offering in the US
The purchase also marks heightened efforts by Tencent to take on rival e-commerce giant Alibaba
Under the deal, JD
com will take full control of Tencent's e-commerce business, which includes subsidiaries such as QQ Wanggou and Paipai
Tencent is also looking to integrate its popular WeChat mobile messaging service with JD
com since the chat application allows online payments
"We hope to enhance our ability to provide high quality and enjoyable shopping experience to a b