China Will Soon Be 'Second-Biggest Market' Says WPP Chief

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WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell says China will overtake the U.K. as the firm’s second-biggest market within two to four years.

"I would anticipate that China would become our third market quite quickly and within a few years will be our second-largest market," Sorrell told AFP. At the moment, China is WPP’s fourth-largest market in terms of revenue, behind the U.S., Britain, and Germany. The company’s annual revenue in greater China—including Hong Kong and Taiwan—is around $1.1

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