Giant Interactive's Tie-Up with 51.com

纵横四海

According to local sources, a deal involving a large investment in 51.com, a popular Chinese social networking site, from China's third-largest online gaming company Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) is near complete. To supporters of 51.COM and Giant, this is very fortunate news. However, for Tencent and other domestic competitors in the online industry, it is cause for concern.

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