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China's Tencent faces concessions to win green light for giant videogaming merger: sources

(Reuters) - Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is having to offer concessions in a plan to

China's Tencent faces concessions to win green light for giant videogaming merger: sources

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