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  "description": "The Trump administration is preparing to face Tencent once again. The forced sale of stakes in giant gaming companies is on the agenda.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T08:40:31.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A new report published today revealed that United States President Donald Trump is considering **forcing Tencent to withdraw** its investment stakes in US-based gaming companies. Senior officials have allegedly met to determine whether Tencent's massive stakes in major gaming companies, primarily in the US (including groups based in Finland), can remain in place in the future.\n\nThis move reignites a familiar narrative heard frequently in the past: that the investment in or direct acquisition of major game studios by a powerful firm like Tencent poses an 'inherent security risk.' The fact that Trump is soon to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggests this issue could be one of the hottest topics on the table.\n\n## Tencent's Billion-Dollar Investment at Risk\n\nAccording to the report shared by the Financial Times, the White House has once again started lobbying to **push Tencent out** of the North American gaming market. Signs of this process were already visible with the news of Tencent's blacklisting in the US, which was reported recently.\n\nTencent, one of the world's most well-known Chinese gaming firms, holds stakes or direct ownership in several studios across the US and Canada:\n\n  * **Riot Games** (Wholly owned by Tencent)\n  * **Turtle Rock Studios** (Wholly owned by Tencent)\n  * **Klei Entertainment** (Wholly owned by Tencent)\n  * **Pocket Gems** (38% stake)\n  * **Epic Games** (35% stake)\n\n\n\nThe company's influence is not limited to these; it also has significant investments in giant names such as **Techland** , **Supercell** , **Shift Up** , **Bloober Team** , **Ubisoft** , **FromSoftware** , and **Don’t Nod**.\n\nSecurity concerns actually surfaced during Trump's first presidential term. However, as he enters his second term, this situation appears to have become much more critical for the administration. During the Biden era, it was also clearly stated that 'the biggest national security issue in the gaming field is data privacy and security.'\n\nIf Tencent is forced to divest its US and European assets, real chaos could ensue in the gaming world. We are talking about a multi-billion dollar portfolio and some of the gaming world's most beloved studios, most of which are currently working on massive projects.\n\nDo you think the Trump administration will be successful in its operation against Tencent? How do you think this decision would shape the future of the gaming world?\n\nStay tuned for more developments! In the meantime, don't forget to check out the latest news regarding leaks from the Activision side.\n\n_For the latest_ _gaming guides_ _and_ _system requirements_ _, you can follow GamingAlly on_ _Instagram_ _,__Twitter_ _and Google News._",
  "title": "Trump Could Force Tencent to Divest Stakes in American Gaming Companies",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-04T08:40:31.000Z"
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