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LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT
The production company behind hits like Jurassic World was bought by the conglomerate Wanda Group for $3.5 billion this year, the largest deal ever between China and Hollywood.
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WALDORF ASTORIA
The iconic Art Deco hotel in New York City, operated for more than 60 years by Hilton, was purchased by the Chinese insurance firm Anbang for $2 billion in 2014.
SMITHFIELD FOODS
The Virginia-based pork giant, which processes 28 million hogs per year, was purchased by Chinese meat producer Shuanghui Holdings in 2013 for $4.7 billion.
MOTOROLA MOBILITY
The electronics manufacturer that invented the cell phone was bought by Google back in 2012, then off-loaded to Chinese tech giant Lenovo for $2.9 billion in 2014.
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