Chinese tech companies are coming for America’s influencers


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 10 Jul 2019

Kathy Flores, 14, of Los Angeles, Calif., reacts as she gets an autograph from Youtube personality Maddi Bragg during the 6th annual VidCon held at Anaheim Convention Center on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. The online video event runs July 23-25. (Ed Crisostomo/The Orange County Register via AP) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

China’s largest technology companies are gunning for YouTube’s biggest stars.

The Qingteng Club, a group affiliated with social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, will host executives and celebrities from the Chinese and US online video industries at a private event in California this week, according to attendees.

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