Chinese tech firms historically unwilling to pay strategic premiums for M&A, says Rui Ma
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-10-12
Rui Ma, angel investor and founder of Tech Buzz China, notes that Chinese technology companies have historically been less willing than U.S. Big Tech to pay large strategic premiums to absorb adjacent startups or competing products.
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