This port city has spent millions on professional gamers, tournaments and stadiums to grasp a lucrative entertainment business – and extend Chinese soft power around the globe
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Then, they swing back to their computers, beneath the writing on the wall that says, in English: “Set the goal of training the place where will never reach, sometimes you will feel tired, hesitate, even depressed, but don’t give up, because victory is not a miracle.” “From the perspective of policy and government, Shanghai’s e-sports development plan must be the biggest in the world,” Mr. Zhu said.
While the country’s investors and artists have an uneven track record in penetrating Hollywood, and Chinese musicians struggle outside their home borders, China has made much deeper inroads in digital gaming, bolstered by the size of the market at home.Aly Song/Reuters Earlier this year, for example, participants in Blizzard games raised controversy when they openly supported protesters in Hong Kong. Blizzard, in response, suspended several people.
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