The WeChat app seen on a smartphone on July 13, 2021. Tencent has removed an article by its own research group from WeChat and its website that draws attention to a widening gap between Chinese and US tech companies. Photo: Reuters
The WeChat app seen on a smartphone on July 13, 2021. Tencent has removed an article by its own research group from WeChat and its website that draws attention to a widening gap between Chinese and US tech companies. Photo: Reuters
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Tencent censors article on China’s widening tech gap with US, written by its own researcher

  • The article from Tencent Research Institute discusses declining valuations and revenue growth in China’s tech sector
  • Tencent removed the piece from the web and WeChat, highlighting the sensitivity of the topic amid Beijing’s Big Tech crackdown

Coco Feng
Coco Feng in Beijing

Updated: 5:00pm, 7 Aug, 2021

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The WeChat app seen on a smartphone on July 13, 2021. Tencent has removed an article by its own research group from WeChat and its website that draws attention to a widening gap between Chinese and US tech companies. Photo: Reuters
The WeChat app seen on a smartphone on July 13, 2021. Tencent has removed an article by its own research group from WeChat and its website that draws attention to a widening gap between Chinese and US tech companies. Photo: Reuters
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