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Tencent owns 12% of Blizzard, and Tencent is an actual company, not a Chinese government department. Sure, the Chinese government might influence Tencent, but t
by quotemstr 7y ago
Tencent owns 12% of Blizzard, and Tencent is an actual company, not a Chinese government department. Sure, the Chinese government might influence Tencent, but to say that Blizzard's action here is government censorship is so ridiculous that it amounts to a blatant lie.
Is your argument so weak that you have to just lie?
- monocasa 7y ago12% is more than enough to control a publicly traded company, because speculative shareholders don't typically vote. The Chinese view of ownership is that the CCP ultimately owns everything. For instance there are no land deeds in China, just rental agreements from the party. Tencent, as one of the largest telecommunications companies in China is very much an adjunct of the CCP. Don't accuse someone of lying just because you don't understand the underlying facts.