MLB Expanding Presence in China While Pulling Out of Atlanta
by Warner Todd Huston Major League Baseball faces increased public outrage on Monday after observers noted that the league pulled its All-Star Game from Georgia 24 hours after inking a deal with streaming service Tencent, a Chinese company close to the Communist Party. South China Morning Post pointed out that MLB has replaced the NBA as the “latest sporting battleground” after announcing it is building a more significant presence in communist China with a new deal with Tencent, among other deals. The Global Times, an approved Chinese state news outlet, noted that MLB will continue its relationship with Tencent, but...
by Warner Todd Huston Major League Baseball faces increased public outrage on Monday after observers noted that the league pulled its All-Star Game from Georgia 24 hours after inking a deal with streaming service Tencent, a Chinese company close...
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