World’s biggest game publisher Tencent threaten to sue US government for listing them as a Chinese military company | Gaming

Yesterday, we reported that the US federal government had placed Chinese video game publisher Tencent – owner of League Of Legends developers Riot Games, Path Of Exile developers Grinding Gear and much more besides – on a list of Chinese military companies. The list in question is part of a strategy of counteracting what the US sees as the close relationship between China’s armed forces and various civilian technology suppliers and research projects.

At the time of publication yesterday, a Tencent spokesperson had commented that the listing was based on a “misunderstanding”. In a statement sent to RPS overnight and also published online, Tencent’s chairman Ma Huateng and executive board have now said that they’re prepared to get legal if the misunderstanding isn’t…more

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