The White House is debating whether to allow Tencent, the Chinese tech and gaming company, to maintain stakes in popular video game groups as Donald Trump prepares to meet Xi Jinping in China in April.
Top officials have held meetings to decide whether Tencent’s investments in US and Finnish groups — which have helped make it the world’s biggest video gaming company — pose a security risk, said several people familiar with the internal deliberations. Several cabinet officials planned to discuss the matter on Tuesday but postponed the meeting because of scheduling issues.
Tencent holds a 28 per cent stake in Epic Games, the North Carolina-based creator of the hit title Fortnite. It also owns Riot Games, the Los Angeles-based developer of League of Legends, and Supercell, a Finnish mobile gaming group that developed Clash of Clans.