RENEE MONTAGNE, host: NPR's business news starts with a U.S.-China e-commerce deal.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: One of China's biggest Internet companies is buying its way into the U.S. The company is Alibaba.com. It's an e-commerce website that links Chinese factories with entrepreneurs who want to manufacture products in China. Yesterday, Alibaba said it's buying an American e-commerce company called Auctiva, which provides software for online merchants.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The Chinese company is hoping to reach more American e-businesses and connect them with its existing base of suppliers.
One of China's biggest Internet companies is buying its way into the U.S. Alibaba.com is an e-commerce website that links Chinese factories with entrepreneurs who want to manufacture products in China. Alibaba says it's buying an American e-commerce company called Auctiva, which provides software for online merchants.