Chinese gaming sector in turmoil as regulators announce new proposals
Measures include spending limits for online games and ban on rewarding players for logging in each day
August 2023
Chinese video games are on the rise, but I wish they got more respect
Lu-Hai Liang
China is the world’s biggest gaming market, where a culture of creativity has flourished – so please do not conflate companies and players with a repressive regime that cracks down on individual expression
July 2023
‘The everything app’: why Elon Musk wants X to be a WeChat for the west
Twitter owner’s rebranding is part of larger strategy to add payment functionality and more
January 2023
China to take ‘golden shares’ in tech firms Alibaba and Tencent
Move marks shift in focus by Beijing as it tries to extend influence and keep sector in check
July 2022
‘We show hotshots who’s boss’: how China disciplines its tech barons
Influence Empire by Lulu Chen review – the story of China’s Tencent
May 2022
Chinese-speaking voters critical of Coalition’s ‘militaristic’ stance on China in lead-up to 2022 election, WeChat study shows
A Swiss army knife app: what is WeChat and how is it being used in Australia’s 2022 federal election?
October 2021
Celtics’ China broadcasts erased after Kanter attacks ‘cultural genocide’ in Tibet
Drop Chinese investments, MPs and peers tell parliament’s pension fund
August 2021
The party’s over: China clamps down on its tech billionaires
Chinese president vows to ‘adjust excessive incomes’ of super rich
TikTok acts on teen safety with ‘bedtime’ block on app alerts
The Audio Long Read
No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world – podcast
Tencent curbs on gaming time will shock markets but please many parents
Nils Pratley on finance
Future BP dividend hikes will test investor commitment to its green plan
Nils Pratley
China’s Tencent tightens games controls for children after state media attack
July 2021
The long read
No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world
The long read: China’s video game market is the world’s biggest. International developers want in on it – but its rules on what is acceptable are growing increasingly harsh. Is it worth the compromise?
December 2020
FTSE 100 suffers worst year since 2008 financial crisis
UK index fell by 14.3% during 2020, the poorest performance among largest international stock index
August 2020
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