程维

今年2月，优步（Uber）首席执行官特拉维斯愠灓尼克（TravisKalanick）与中国打车应用滴滴打车董事长程维在后者位于北京的办公室见面。

In February , Travis Kalanick , Uber chief executive , met Cheng Wei , chairman of the Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Dache , in Mr Cheng 's Beijing office .

滴滴快的总裁柳青（JeanLiu）去年9月表示：“不烧钱我们走不到今天这一步。”该公司董事长程维表示，去年滴滴快的花费40亿美元进行“市场培育”。

Jean Liu , Didi 's president , said in September that " we wouldn 't be here today if it wasn 't for burning cash . " The company 's chairman , Cheng Wei , said the company spent $ 4bn last year in what he called " market fostering . "

优步首席执行官特拉维斯•卡兰尼克（TravisKalanick）于两年前在北京与滴滴创始人程维会面时，首次提出了合并的想法。

The idea of a tie-up was first aired by Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick more than two years ago when he met Cheng Wei , the founder of Didi , in Beijing .

程维称，卡兰尼克和他的团队难以掩饰轻蔑神情。

Mr Cheng says Mr Kalanick and his team were dripping with condescension .

在与滴滴首席执行官程维联名发给滴滴员工的一封公开信中，柳青盛赞优步是“历史上硅谷公司在中国做到过最好的”。

Uber " has done better than any Silicon Valley company in China , " she said charitably , in a joint letter to Didi staff with Cheng Wei , the company 's chairman .

3月，滴滴的首席执行官程维告诉腾讯科技，该公司已经留出了自去年以来融资的40亿美元，用于他所谓的“市场培育”。

In March Didi 's chairman , Cheng Wei , told the website QQ Tech that the company had set aside $ 4bn raised since last year to spend on what he called " market fostering . "

优步首席执行官特拉维斯·卡兰尼克承认，该公司去年在中国亏损逾10亿美元。而滴滴首席执行官程维3月份表示，该公司在2015年共投入40亿美元用于“市场培育”。

Travis Kalanick , Uber 's chief executive , has admitted to losing more than $ 1bn last year in China , while Cheng Wen , Didi 's chief executive , said March that the company had set aside $ 4bn in 2015 for what he called " market fostering . "