Along with owning the popular messaging app WeChat, Tencent is a major name in the gaming industry because it is the owner of League of Legends Developer Riot Games And has invested in many othersincluding Epic Games, Larian Studios, Ubisoft, and FromSoftware. Meanwhile, CATL is The world’s largest electric vehicle battery manufacturerWith its products appearing in EVs from Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, and others.
These companies are not always listed by the Department of Defense, like the US Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has been removed Only months After adding it in 2021. Both Tencent and CATL plan to return to the positions. “We are not a military company or supplier,” Tencent spokesman Danny Marty said. Verge. “Unlike sanctions or export controls, this list has no impact on our business. We will still work with the Department of Defense to clear up any misunderstandings. CATL stated similarly Bloomberg that its inclusion was “clearly an error”.
Verge CATL was reached with a request for comment but did not immediately hear back.
