Windows, Gates and a firewall: Microsoft’s delicate castle in China


The software giant has kept its business alive in China by complying with strict local laws, despite the communist nation’s wide-reaching censorship. — Reuters

BEIJING: Microsoft, which is in talks to buy part of Chinese video app TikTok, is one of the few US tech titans that have managed to succeed in China.

The software giant has kept its business alive in the country by complying with strict local laws, despite the communist nation’s wide-reaching censorship.

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