Shopping on Taobao via WeChat: Tencent, Alibaba break digital wall
微信淘宝购物：腾讯、阿里巴巴打破数字墙
Users of Tencent’s WeChat can now buy and pay for products sold on Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace without leaving the multipurpose app.
腾讯微信的用户现在可以在阿里巴巴淘宝市场上购买和支付产品，而无需离开这款多功能应用程序。
Tencent Holdings has begun letting users shop on Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao e-commerce platform directly through its WeChat app, in another landmark deal aimed at tearing down the digital walls separating two of China’s biggest internet giants.
腾讯控股已开始允许用户通过其微信应用程序直接在阿里巴巴集团的淘宝电子商务平台上购物，这是旨在拆除分隔中国两大互联网巨头之间数字壁垒的又一项里程碑式交易。
WeChat users can now open Taobao links and complete purchases within the Tencent multipurpose app, according to checks by the South China Morning Post on Wednesday. When users buy or add a product to their shopping cart, they are asked to link their WeChat account to Taobao to access their delivery addresses stored in the shopping app.
据《南华早报》周三的检查显示，微信用户现在可以在腾讯的多功能应用程序内打开淘宝链接并完成购买。当用户购买或将产品添加到购物车时，他们被要求将微信账户与淘宝关联，以便访问购物应用中存储的送货地址。
