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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

China to take ‘golden shares’ in tech firms Alibaba and Tencent

Logo of Alibaba Group at its office building in Beijing, China
The move to take stakes in the local operations of Alibaba and Tencent have been called ‘golden shares’ as they come with special rights over business decisions. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters

China is to take “golden shares” in two of its biggest tech companies, Alibaba and Tencent, as Beijing extends its influence on the country’s star tech firms and its most powerful and wealthy business people.

Beijing’s move marks a shift away from imposing hefty fines and sanctions in its two-year tech crackdown, which was launched after Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, criticised regulators,

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