China’s Big Tech: From Free Development to Strict Regulation

... granted by the state were the main factors for China’s growth of internet giants. The companies that subsequently grew into tech giants built their business on meeting the current market needs; they managed to predict the trends in market development.... ... construction of digital infrastructure and related high-tech manufacturing facilities, and introducing cloud computing technologies and big data into the work of governmental bodies. The leaders of tech companies increasingly influenced the opinions of China’s ...