谷歌5.5亿美元投资京东意味着什么？

Google said Monday it would invest over USD 500 million in Chinese online shopping platform JD.com.

谷歌周一表示，将在中国网购平台京东投资超过5亿美元。

The announcement came as the US giant was pushing Google Shopping, a platform allowing customers to compare prices between different sellers and posing a challenge to Amazon.

该消息的公布是在这家美国巨头正在推动谷歌购物平台业务的时期，该平台允许客户比较不同卖家之间的价格，并对亚马逊构成挑战。

The investment means the marrying of JD’s supply chain and logistics experience with Google technology to create next-generation, personalized retail in regions including Southeast Asia, the United States and Europe.

该投资意味着将京东的供应链和物流体验与谷歌的技术结合起来，在东南亚，美国和欧洲等地区创造下一代个性化零售模式。

"The partnership with Google opens a broad range of possibilities to offer a superior retail experience to consumers throughout the world," JD Chief Strategy Officer Jianwen Liao said in a statement.

“与谷歌的合作关系为广泛的可能性敞开了大门，能够为全球消费者提供卓越的零售体验，”京东首席战略官廖建文在一份声明中表示。

For its investment, Google will receive 27.1 million newly issued JD Class A ordinary shares, the California-based firm said.

谷歌的这项投资将获得2710万新发行的京东A类普通股，这家位于加利福尼亚州的公司表示。

In China, JD competes aggressively with e-commerce leader Alibaba, which runs the popular Taobao and Tmall shopping platforms.

在中国，JD与电子商务领导者阿里巴巴竞争激烈，该公司运营流行的淘宝和天猫购物平台。

However, its partnering with JD is unlikely to improve Google’s status in mainland China where Gmail, Google Search and Google Maps are all blocked by authorities.

然而，与京东的合作不太可能会改善谷歌在中国大陆的地位，因为Gmail，谷歌搜索和谷歌地图都被当局屏蔽。