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Female delegates take "selfies" with their iPhones with Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma as he arrives for the Fifth Conference of Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, December 6, 2014.
Alibaba didn't disclose how much of the privately owned handset maker it will acquire.
The deal will help Alibaba push its mobile operating system within China through Meizu's handsets, while giving Meizu access to Alibaba's e-commerce sales channels and other resources, the companies said in a joint statement.
(Reporting by Paul Carsten; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)