Guinean ministers stress that this one is with a private Chinese company, not China's government.

ECONOMIST: China and Africa

Sichuan Tengzhong, a private Chinese company, is to buy the division of General Motors, a beleaguered American carmaker, that makes the Hummer, a gas-guzzling hulk.

ECONOMIST: America and China talk climate change

Nufarm itself only barely avoided being acquired in 2007 in a joint bid by an American private-equity firm and a Chinese state-owned company.

ECONOMIST: No matter how bad things get, people still need to eat

Huawei was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, who had previously served in the Chinese army, and remains a private company.

BBC: Huawei to invest ?1.3bn in growing its UK business

If the Shanghai-based advertiser actually goes private, it will be the largest Chinese company to delist from a U.S. exchange.

FORBES: Chinese Companies To Nasdaq: Sayonara, Zai Jian, Bye Bye

In the Maytag deal, which is in the works right now, if Haier, the Chinese appliance-maker, buys Maytag, it will be a private company buying a private company.

NPR: China's Growing Appetite for Business

Last year, the company launched a version of its service hosted in China and took an investment from Chinese private-equity firm CBC Capital.

WSJ: For App Makers, China Is Untapped and Untamed