China Unicom counts Alibaba, Tencent among investors in drive to raise $10b

China Unicom counts Alibaba, Tencent among investors in drive to raise $10b

Company logos of China Unicom are displayed at a news conference during the company's announcement of its annual results in Hong Kong, China March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holdings and Tencent Holdings will be among new investors pouring a total of around $10 billion into mobile carrier China Unicom, sources said, part of efforts by Beijing to rejuvenate state behemoths with private cash.

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