Alibaba, JD.com now bet on growth in China’s vast rural hinterland

Move follows Beijing's push to boost consumption in former backwaters

COCO LIU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- China's internet boom arose in big cities on the coast. Now, to maintain their growth momentum, the country's internet companies are shifting their attention in another direction: towards China's vast rural hinterland.

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