Tencent – a tech firm flagged as a “tool” of the Chinese Communist Party – is attempting to buy a German game developer used by Western countries to conduct military simulations.
The tech company, which counts former Obama campaign directors as lobbyists and Biden White House members as investors , is reportedly offering over $350 million for the company Crytek.
First revealed by the German newspaper Bild , the potential acquisition has led to “fear that the Chinese want to use the “CryEngine” developed by Crytek to produce war simulation programs for the Chinese army.”
“With these, China could rehearse the war against Taiwan and the West more realistically than ever before,” the report adds .Such concerns are not misplaced, as the U.S. State Department has highlighted the tech firm’s close ties to the Chinese government, labeling it a “ tool of Communist Party influence and control.”As the State Department […]
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