Poor Report Cards Likely at China’s Big Tech After Regulatory Clampdown

Poor Report Cards Likely at China’s Big Tech After Regulatory Clampdown
A logo of Tencent is seen during the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, China, on Nov. 23, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters
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SHANGHAI—China’s biggest listed companies Tencent and Alibaba are expected to report a fall in profits and slowing revenue growth in the July–September quarter, hurt by the year-long regulatory clampdown that has upended its tech industry.

Beijing has reasserted control over its once-freewheeling Internet sector, punishing well-known names for engaging in what were previously considered regular market practices and drafting new rules to change how they compete and engage users.