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  <xsd:element name="TwentyOneVianetXianInformationOutsourcingIndustryParkServicesCompanyLimitedMember" id="vnet_TwentyOneVianetXianInformationOutsourcingIndustryParkServicesCompanyLimitedMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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