Internet giant Baidu will reportedly sell its meal ordering and delivery services to its rival ele.me.
据报道，互联网巨头百度公司将出售旗下的外卖业务给饿了么。
Citing sources, Caijing have reported that the two sides are in negotiations on a deal. Baidu may continue to hold shares in its delivery service but the proportion is unknown.
财经网引用消息人士的话报道称，目前双方正在就协议进行谈判。百度可能仍然拥有外卖业务的股份，但是比例尚不明确。
The two sides haven’t responded to the report yet.
百度和饿了么目前都未就该报道作出评论。
The news came as Baidu’s meal delivery service failed to reach a deal with one of China’s top parcel delivery services, SF Express.
而在此报道之前，百度外卖在与顺丰的谈判中未能达成协议。
At the same time, another source from e-commerce giant Alibaba said the company is negotiating to assume full control of ele.me by buying out its shares.
与此同时，来自电商巨头阿里的一名消息人士则表示称，该公司正在谈判通过收购股份来完全控制饿了么。
According to reports, Alibaba currently controls about 28-percent of ele.me after an investment worth over 1.2-billion US dollars in 2015.
据报道，在2015年一轮超过12亿美元的投资之后，阿里目前拥有饿了么约28%的股份。
Recent data suggested that Meituan, ele.me, and Baidu meal delivery are the top three meal delivery services in China, with Meituan taking over 50-percent of the market share.
据最近的数据表明，美团、饿了么和百度外卖是中国排名前三的外卖品牌，其中美团占据了超过50%的市场份额。
来源:CRI
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