China's growth fixation may cost it innovation

Mergers in China's e-commerce space, including Ctrip's tie-up with Qunar, are the default response to competition. A few giants now control vast swaths of the sector unopposed.

Ctrip and Qunar’s merger neatly wraps up any conundrum a family in China seeking to book a holiday might have. There will effectively be only one online travel agent in town once the $7 billion merger is complete.

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