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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

China's Tencent quits Paramount's bid for Warner Bros to avert national security questions

China-Paramount-Warner Bros - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings has withdrawn from Paramount Skydance Corp.‘s bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to a revised filing of its takeover bid by Paramount with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The filing seen Wednesday shows the Chinese company dropped its $1 billion financing commitment for the takeover bid.

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