Alibaba to build a "cyber silk road"

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China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has been developing cross-border e-commerce platforms in foreign countries to promote the idea of building a "cyber Silk Road".

The company's action is seen as a move to take advantage of and facilitate the Chinese government’s “Belt and Road” initiative.

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