The Trump administration is reportedly considering whether to force Chinese conglomerate Tencent to divest its stakes in U.S. gaming companies, including Riot Games and Turtle Rock Studios, citing national security concerns over potential data access and intelligence gathering. The U.S. government has scheduled meetings to assess the risks posed by Tencent's investments across multiple American and Finnish gaming firms, with Tencent having been placed on a military-linked companies list since the Biden administration.
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The Trump administration is reportedly considering whether to force Chinese conglomerate Tencent to divest its stakes in U.S. gaming companies, including Riot Games and Turtle Rock Studios, citing national security concerns over potential data access and intelligence gathering. The U.S. government has scheduled meetings to assess the risks posed by Tencent's investments across multiple American and Finnish gaming firms, with Tencent having been placed on a military-linked companies list since the Biden administration.