After securing 100m paid users, China's Netflix-like iQiyi now eyes global markets

After securing 100m paid users, China's Netflix-like iQiyi now eyes global markets

A person holds a phone with Baidu Inc's video streaming service iQiyi in Jinan, Shandong province, China, in this May 25, 2016 photo illustration. Picture taken May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

iQiyi, China’s answer to Netflix, intends to push harder into overseas markets such as North America and Japan after the video-streaming service hit a milestone of 100 million paying subscribers this month, a senior executive said on Monday.