China ride-hailer T3 raises $1.2bn as rivals pounce on Didi's woes

2-year-old startup joins race to snag market share from embattled company

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T3 Chuxing's $1.2 billion funding round points to greater competition between government-backed and private players in the ride-hailing business, observers say. (Screetshot from T3 app)

WATARU SUZUKI and CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Chinese ride-hailing company T3 Chuxing says it has raised more than $1 billion from a group of investors led by state-backed conglomerate Citic Group, as its bigger rival -- SoftBank Group-backed Didi Global -- continues to feel the sting of a regulatory crackdown.

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