Originally Posted by
travelinmanS
As a shareholder in Tencent I, and no doubt many 富二代，appreciate this decision to block Line.
Too bad for them they recently plastered the shanghai subway with advertising
Yeah, that was a pretty bold move on their part. Notice how Tencent deliberately refrains from waging wars in its competitors' strongholds. They're still living up to their pledge to spend $200 million/year marketing Wechat outside of China, but they're using most of this budget to lay claim to uncontested territories.