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HONG KONG — Jack Ma, chairman of the Internet giant Alibaba Group, is in talks to buy The South China Morning Post, an influential English-language newspaper based in Hong Kong, according to a person with direct knowledge of the discussions. 香港——直接了解有关讨论的一位消息人士透露，互联网巨头阿里巴巴集团董事局主席马云正在就收购《南华早报》(South China Morning Post)一事进行谈判。《南华早报》是总部设在香港的一份有影响力的英文报纸。 A deal would echo the purchase of The Washington Post by Amazon’s founder, Jeffrey P. Bezos, in 2013, which gave a major media brand substantial backing at a turbulent time for the business. 如果做成，这笔交易将是亚马逊创始人杰弗里·P·贝索斯(Jeffrey P. Bezos)于2013年收购《华盛顿邮报》(Washington Post)的重演。在纸面媒体面临动荡的时代，贝索斯的收购是对一个主要媒体品牌的重大支持。 Like Mr. Bezos, Alibaba’s founder, Mr. Ma, made his fortune in Internet commerce. Like the Washington Post, The South China Morning Post is struggling to adapt to the changing media environment. And in neither case does the purchase create obvious business advantages for the buyer. 阿里巴巴创始人马云与贝索斯一样靠互联网电子商务发了财。而《南华早报》与《华盛顿邮报》一样在努力适应不断变化的媒体环境。同样，这两笔交易都不给买家带来明显的业务优势。 | 
