SoftBank Becomes the Biggest Victim Amid China’s Clampdown on Internet Giants

SoftBank Becomes the Biggest Victim Amid China’s Clampdown on Internet Giants
A pedestrian walks past the logo for telecom and investment giant SoftBank Group in Tokyo on February 8, 2021. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Kathleen Li
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SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanese venture capital firm, announced its performance for the second quarter (April - September) on Nov. 8. Its Vision Fund lost $7.96 billion, resulting in a $3.58 billion loss in investment income, down $21.98 billion from the same period last year. Chinese media have called it the biggest “victim” of the collapse of China’s internet giants.

In SoftBank’s second quarter performance network conference on Nov. 8, founder and Chairman Masayoshi Son briefly reviewed the Group’s impressive results for the last few quarters before announcing the investment loss.

Kathleen Li
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Kathleen Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2009 and focuses on China-related topics. She is an engineer, chartered in civil and structural engineering in Australia.
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