Tencent opts for strategy that fits with 'Made in China 2025'

After clashes over youth gaming, tech giant plays up industrial offering

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Young boys play Tencent's game "Honour of Kings" which has been criticized for being addictive. 

MITSURU OBE and COCO LIU, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- China's Tencent Holdings may be feeling a bit bruised after a year in which it has faced harsh criticism from Beijing over the effects of online games on children. Shares in the Chinese social media and gaming company have tumbled by a third since January and in August the group announced its first quarterly profit dip in 13 years.

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