CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China's video game soft power

kept by eddie nov 20, 25

Chinese video games like NetEase's "Where Winds Meet" and Tencent's "Honor of Kings" are winning global audiences, boosting China's cultural soft power and attracting investment from Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games.

China Rewrites the ‘Soft Power’ Playbook for the A.I. Age
China is pursuing global influence by offering open, low-cost AI software, rewriting the soft-power strategy for the AI era.
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MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes
MuMu Player Pro for macOS silently executes 17 system reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes, capturing processes, network data, and hardware info without disclosure.
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Alibaba, Tencent Investors Look Past Slow Growth to AI Potential
Alibaba posted its first operating loss since 2021 partly from AI spending, yet shares still rose 8% in Hong Kong as investors focused on AI growth potential.
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Tencent Says China’s AI Chip Crunch Is Easing, Plans to Spend More
Tencent states that China's shortage of AI chips is lessening and intends to boost its capital expenditure.
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