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February 25, 2014 07:30 am GMT

LinkedIn Debuts Chinese-Language Site Despite Potential Censorship

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LinkedIn rolled out a Chinese language version of it professional networking site Monday, a move that could help the company greatly increase its user base.

LinkedIn already had an English version of the site available in China with more than 4 million users (it will still remain in use), according to a company blog post. The social network said it hopes to ultimately "connect over 140 million Chinese professionals" with its new site — that's roughly half of its current worldwide user base of 277 million.

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As part of the deal, LinkedIn partnered with venture-capital firms Sequoia China Capital and China Broadband Capital. Both firms contributed $5 million cash for an ownership stake in the venture, but things may not move as quickly as LinkedIn hopes, according to Recode Read more...

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