Tencent ramps up bet on short video platform in ByteDance challenge

Chinese tech giant leans on Channels to boost slowing growth in other divisions

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Tencent looks to Channels as it moves to better leverage WeChat's more than 1 billion users. (Source photos by Reuters)

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings will ramp up its focus on short video platform, Channels, a function embedded in its popular super app WeChat, as the company looks to push back against rival platforms and reverse slowing growth in other businesses.

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