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While Silicon Valley takes a breather this Thanksgiving weekend from a hectic year of deal-making, the action continues over in China.
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2) More rumors of Facebook purchases in China
3) Qunar, a Chinese travel search engine, raises $10 million
More Facebook-China rumors — Either Facebook is trying to buy its way into the Chinese social networking market or a lot of people in China wish it were. We reported on a rumor a couple of weeks ago that Facebook was trying to buy Zhanzuo, a Chinese Facebook-style social network that is backed by Sequoia.
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The same — or at least very similar — rumor came around again this week. Facebook adamantly denied anything of the sort. Now, according to Interfax China, Facebook is trying to buy student-focused search engine Tianwang. We’re waiting to hear back from Facebook about this one.
Qunar, a Chinese travel search engine, raises $10 million — The round was led by Lehman Brothers Private Equity — yet another very large financial organization jumping into early-stage Chinese companies. Return investors include GSR Ventures and the Mayfield Fund. Alarm:Clock has more.
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