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By Josh Horwitz

Feb 18 2020 6:45AM

Enlists help of Alibaba and Tencent to expand colour-based systems for tracking individuals.

China seeks help of national tech giants to track coronavirus with QR codes

China's government is enlisting the help of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd to expand colour-based systems for tracking individuals affected with the coronavirus nationwide. On Wednesday, Alipay, the payment app operated by Alibaba's financial division Ant Financial, released ...

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