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GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GDS) today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement (the Agreement) with Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) LLC (Tencent Cloud), under which GDS Holdings, recognized as preferred carrier-neutral data center provider, will provide secured and continuous data center resources to Tencent Cloud to support its ever-growing demand. The two parties will also work closely on cloud computing and related professional solution services to provide users with the best public cloud experiences.

Pertaining to the Strategic Partnership Agreement, GDS, as preferred carrier-neutral data center provider, will provide Tencent Cloud with secured and continuous data center resources to facilitate any incremental demand from Tencent Cloud. In addition, GDS will leverage its advantages in data center resources to facilitate Tencent Cloud in hybrid IT cooperation and jointly provide clients with hybrid IT total solutions that enable public cloud expansion and implementation, thus creating the most favorable platforms for Tencent Clouds deployment. The two parties will cooperate in data center design and high-quality operating standards while working closely in technology development, customer expansion and joint marketing activities, so as to drive and promote cloud-computing services in China.

It is a great pleasure to have GDS as our strategic partner in terms of carrier-neutral data center solutions and we welcome them as part of our cloud family, stated Mr. Yuepeng Qiu, Vice President of Tencent and President of Tencent Cloud. Our cloud business is undergoing rapid growth. GDSs extensive footprint in all key markets in China as well as its long track record of serving the most demanding customers, including ourselves, is exactly what we are looking for. We believe GDS can provide us with secured and continuous data center resources with high-quality operation standards as we accelerate our cloud deployment across China. The strategic partnership is beneficial to both parties. We look forward to providing more secured cloud solutions and services to our clients and helping to drive cloud adoption in China to a new level together with GDS.

We are delighted to be a strategic partner of Tencent Cloud, stated Mr. William Huang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GDS Holdings. Our recognition as preferred vendor by Tencent Cloud shows the extensive mutual trust and respect we have established with the Tencent organization. Cloud adoption is taking off in China and Tencent Cloud is a driving force. Our state-of-the-art data centers support this growth by functioning as hubs for cloud and enterprise customers, bringing both together with synergies that fuel growth and opportunities. We are proud to be working alongside Tencent Cloud, and together with our customers, look forward to paving the path for future cloud development in China.

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