Hounded at home, China’s video game companies welcomed across EuropeAFP, PARISChina is investing billions in Europe’s video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice. Europe is embroiled in long-running disputes with Beijing over trade, environment, education, raw materials and intellectual property — but so far video games are not part of the fight. As Beijing tightens up on the video game industry at home, China’s tech giants are looking to make investments overseas — prompting concerns ranging from data security to limits on creative freedom. The Chinese government has identified video games as a potential threat not only to state power, but also to the well-being of citizens. As those foreign companies were unlikely to find any other way into China, they welcomed the investment and new revenue streams.
