中國調查滴滴出行收購優步中國計劃大綱

HONG KONG — The authorities in China are investigating Uber’s planned sale of its Chinese operations to a local rival, complicating a deal intended to bring the American ride-share operator’s costly venture there to an end.

香港——美國約車服務提供商優步擬將其中國業務出售給當地競爭者的計劃目前正在接受中國政府的調查。優步在中國損失慘重，意欲停止在這裏的業務，但這筆交易如今又遇波折。

At a daily press briefing on Friday, Shen Danyang, a spokeman for the country’s Commerce Ministry, said the inquiry was prompted by local concerns about Uber’s plan to sell the business to China’s Didi Chuxing.

在週五的例行新聞發佈會上，中國商務部發言人沈丹陽說，優步向中國的滴滴出行出售業務的計劃引發了本地的擔憂。

The deal, announced one month ago, would create a new company worth $35 billion that would hold a strong position in the Chinese market for hailing cars via smartphone apps.

上月公佈的該筆交易將產生一個估值350億美元的新公司，穩穩佔據中國手機應用約車市場上的一席之地。

The ministry will protect fair competition in the relevant market and safeguard the interests of consumers and the public, Mr. Shen said, according to an official transcript of the press conference.

沈丹陽說，商務部將繼續依法推進本案調查工作，保護相關市場公平競爭，維護消費者利益和社會公共利益

Neither Uber nor Didi Chuxing immediately responded to requests for comment.

優步與滴滴出行都未迴應採訪請求。

Uber last week said it lost $1.2 billion in the first half of this year, with China accounting for a significant chunk.

優步上週承認，今年上半年，公司損失12億美元，其中很大一部分來自中國。