The Pentagon Says Tech Giant Tencent Is a Chinese Military Company. Its Founder Helps Yale ‘Form New Partnerships’ in China.
Ma Huateng has served on the Yale Center Beijing advisory board since 2015 Ma Huateng (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) The founder of Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent—which the Pentagon blacklisted this week over its links to the Chinese military—serves on a prestigious Yale University advisory board and has quietly donated millions of dollars to other Ivy League