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"It's developing the software with $100 million in funding from Hong Kong-based Tsinghua Unigroup International, a subsidiary ultimately controlled by the Chinese government and the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing."

Sounds like the Chinese government wants its own Android alternative.

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It's extra funny when you read this sentence, understand how business goes on in China, and then read Li Gong try to backpedal from the fact that everybody knows what is really going on here, saying "We carefully chose to incorporate in Hong Kong instead of the US, or mainland China for that matter, because we foresee geopolitical factors that may impact our global business down the line."

Yep, sure. I'll choose to follow the money over the rhetoric.

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