After Cao's death the last Han ruler, Hsien-ti, ceded the throne to Cao's son Cao Pi, who proclaimed the Wei Dynasty (220~265).
While they began life with clearly defined turfs — Alibaba in ecommerce and Tencent in social media — both are evolving into tech conglomerates dominating many aspects of life, some of which have been ceded by traditional companies.
In both cases, tax authorities and prosecutors allege that Mr Mourinho and Mr Ronaldo ceded their image rights to companies on the Virgin Islands which in turn ceded them to a company based in Ireland.
The renminbi grew its share of international transactions – if only slightly – as the US dollar ceded ground to the euro in September.
The UK topped the 2015 rankings, alongside Germany, but ceded the top spot after several countries relaxed visa restrictions to the latter.