Uber sells its China business to big local rival | 优步将自己的中国区业务卖给了当地的强劲对手

Uber has a new strategy in China: If you can't beat them, join them.

优步在中国采取了新战略：如果你打不过他们，就加入他们。

Uber is selling its China operations to rival Didi Chuxing, a landmark deal that ends the ride-hailing company's quest to dominate one of the world's largest markets.

优步正将自己在中国的运营业务卖给竞争对手滴滴出行，这是一个具有重大意义的交易；它终结了租车公司控制世界最大的市场之一的追求。

"Didi has been a fierce competitor," Uber CEO Travis Kalanick wrote in a Facebook (FB, Tech30) post. "Sustainably serving China's cities, and the riders and drivers who live in them, is only possible with profitability."

“滴滴一直是一个很强劲的对手”，优步CEO特拉维斯·卡兰尼克在一条FB推文上写道。“可持续地服务中国的城市，和在城市中的乘客和司机们，是获得利润的唯一方式”。

In exchange for its China business, Uber will receive a stake of almost 18% in Didi and become its largest shareholder. Didi will have a minority stake in Uber.

牺牲中国优步的市场所换来的，是优步将会得到滴滴18%的股份，进而成为其最大的股东。滴滴也会拥有优步公司的少量股份。

Cheng Wei, the founder of Didi Chuxing, will join the board of Uber. Kalanick, meanwhile, will join Didi's board. News reports put the value of the combined Chinese firm at $35 billion.

滴滴出行的创始人程维，将会加入优步董事会。与此同时，卡兰尼克也会加入滴滴的董事会。新闻报道认为合并后的中国公司价值达350亿美元。

Uber launched in China in 2013, and its operations have since expanded to roughly 60 cities. The market was a top priority for Kalanick, who made frequent visits to China and poured billions of dollars into the country.

优步于2013年登陆中国，它的覆盖城市至今已扩张至大约60个。这个市场对卡兰尼克而言是非常重要的；他经常到访中国，并在这个国家投资了几十亿美元。

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