Everyone hates on Chinese repression and human rights violations until they get the check in the mail. What do you reckon the career prospects are of an Epic employee who criticizes China's treatment of Hong Kong? If precedents are followed, the entire company would be forced to make an embarrassing apology.

Yes. Tim Sweeney also stated he wanted to exchange expertise.

https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/tencent-acqui...

Tencent own stakes in a lot of gaming, film and music companies. If you enjoy Western content there's a strong chance a chunk of the profits go to China.