Tencent pushes $10bn merger of game-streaming units

Combining platforms would strengthen two US-listed companies amid economic downturn

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China's Tencent hopes to bring together two U.S.-listed companies in which it has invested. © Reuters

COCO LIU and NARAYANAN SOMASUNDARAM, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings is facilitating a tie-up between two U.S.-listed companies in which it is invested, a move to help the Chinese entertainment titan to fend off rising competition and create a streaming group with a market cap of $10 billion.

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