China: Regime in Crisis

Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Resumes NBA Broadcast Despite Hong Kong Row

Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Resumes NBA Broadcast Despite Hong Kong Row
The NBA flagship retail store is seen in Beijing, China, on Oct. 9, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Chinese tech giant Tencent quietly live-streamed two NBA preseason games, a week after a controversy involving a tweet about the Hong Kong protests prompted all official Chinese sponsors of the league to suspend ties.

Tencent, on the morning of Oct. 14, streamed two games: one between the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls in Toronto, and another between Israel’s Maccabi Haifa and Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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