Tian Xiao is head of U.S. business development and investment for Tencent. Source: GamesBeat
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How Tencent doubled down on Western game investments and shows no sign of retreat | Tian Xiao interview

Tencent is a big global company has that has been a steady supporter of Western game companies for many years. And at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2025 event, Tian Xiao wanted to reinforce that point.

Xiao, who is head of the U.S. business development and investment team at Tencent Games, gave us a global view of Tencent’s view of the game industry and why it’s a cornerstone of the Shenzhen, China-based company’s global entertainment strategy.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.