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• Tencent plans to introduce digital tools to track carbon credit projects. Carbon Credits
• Trident will migrate its entire digital service operations onto Tencent Cloud's robust infrastructure, while also incorporating cutting-edge metaverse solutions. MarketScreener
• Companies like Tencent and Alibaba face uncertainty as U.S. markets tighten access, threatening their global growth. GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack
• CCP authorities envisioned their state-issued digital currency as a more centralized alternative to the two commercial payment platforms currently favored overwhelmingly by PRC citizens: Alipay and WeChat Pay, operated respectively by the private tech giants Alibaba and Tencent. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
• If major Chinese AI firms such as Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent build their data centers around U.S. hardware, it could give Washington a geopolitical advantage and greater leverage in any future negotiations with China. RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
• Investors have welcomed Alibaba's renewed focus on AI, recognizing the potential for growth amid increasing competition from rivals like Tencent and DeepSeek. Rude Baguette
• If the likes of Tencent Cloud do the patriotic thing and deploy Huawei's clusters outside China, accelerators from Huawei and other Middle Kingdom firms will become available to organizations around the world and create competition for US chipmakers. The Register

Last updated: 01 December 2025