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China will champion the overseas expansion of domestic big data firms while supporting the setup of big data research and development (R&D) centers by multinationals in the country, the Minister of Industry and Information, Xiao Yaqing, said on Thursday at the opening of an annual big data expo in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou Province.

China to champion multinationals' setup of domestic big data R&D centers comes via ChinaTechNews.com.