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Former China Google head starts new firm

Source: United Press International

Beijing : China | 3 months ago

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The head of a new Chinese firm says he has raised $115 million to invest in promising start-up companies in the country. Lee Kai-Fu, who last week announced his resignation as chief of Google's China operations, told Monday's New York Times that his new company, Innovation Works, is being backed by YouTube...

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