Tencent turns to erstwhile bitter rival ByteDance to take on NetEase

Tencent turns to erstwhile bitter rival ByteDance to take on NetEase

A logo of Tencent is seen during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/file photo

Tencent Holdings is relying on one-time bitter rival ByteDance to promote its most important video game release in years, in a sign of warming relations as well as intensifying competition as China’s gaming industry returns to growth.

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