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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2026

Xiaolan Fu ,
George Yip ,
Xuechen Ding  and
Wei Wei
Xiaolan Fu
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
George Yip
Affiliation:
Imperial College Business School
Xuechen Ding
Affiliation:
Beijing Technology and Business University
Wei Wei
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
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China's ‘Everything Online' Company
The Unique Innovation Model of Tencent
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