How a triple whammy of censorship, Covid and Big Tech cuts left China’s media on its knees

By Ji Siqi,Yuanyue Dang

At the peak of the Chinese tech boom around 2016, the biggest companies in the sector began to aggressively build up media portfolios in the news and entertainment sectors, but they are now beating a hasty retreat.

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