Kingsoft looks to the clouds

CEO says it aims to become the world's 2nd-largest operator after Amazon Web

One of the country's leading antivirus software and Internet services companies is aiming to lead the ever-growing domestic cloud-computing market, after experiencing dramatic growth since launching its cloud operations in 2012.

Zhang Hongjiang, chief executive officer of Kingsoft Corp Ltd, said its Kingsoft Cloud offshoot also has its sights firmly on becoming second globally, behind Amazon Web Services Inc, the world's largest cloud provider.