That's why they are now paying extensive attention to active Chinese Web users.

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Still, the number of Google Web searches by mainland-Chinese Internet users has risen over the past two years, said Mr. Alegre, who is based in Tokyo and often visits Beijing and Shanghai.

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One deal that has been rumoured for months is a takeover of UC Web, a Chinese mobile browser operator with 400 million users worldwide.

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There is no reliable count of web pages in English but among users, 27% adopt English and 24% Chinese.

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