Uber investors 'push for Didi truce' in China fight

Rivals burn cash in their struggle formarket dominance as institutions apply pressure

Uber Technologies Inc investors have a message for management: It's time to wrap up the costly fight in China.

Several institutional investors are pushing the ride-hailing company to broker a partnership agreement with China's market leader Didi Chuxing, according to people familiar with the matter, to stem the billions of dollars Uber is spending to expand in the region.