Tie up: Uber's partnership with HNA Group comes as it and rival Didi Kuaidi vie to forge ties with influential Chinese companies. — Reuters
BEIJING: Uber Technologies Inc said on Jan 11 that its China unit will get an undisclosed amount of investment from Chinese firm HNA Group as part of a partnership of the US ride-hailing firm with the aviation and shipping conglomerate.
The partnership, which marks Uber's ambitions to break into China's huge tourism industry, includes an array of transportation services to and from airports and for HNA flights, as well as online financing for the automotive sector.
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