Hounded at home, China’s video game firms welcomed in Europe


Beijing introduced a nine-month ban on approval of new video games last year and now approves only a fraction of the number it once allowed on to the market. — AFP Relaxnews

China 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, intellectual property – but so far video games are not part of the fight.

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