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RESEARCHERS FROM THE ASIA COMPETITIVENESS INSTITUTE, LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Yahoo cited the “increasingly challenging business and legal environment” as the key reason for shutting its online services and completely withdrawing from the Chinese market in November 2021.

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The tightening of data flow policies in China spells implications beyond those for multinationals operating in the country