Mike Ong, Bigo Technology’s vice president of government relations, said the company does not provide services in China, and has its own management, resources and infrastructure, including data centres. — Reuters
SINGAPORE: Bigo Technology, a smaller rival of embattled Chinese appmaker ByteDance, is shifting servers from Hong Kong to Singapore, out of the reach of a new national security law at a time when it is seeking to emphasise independence from its Chinese parent.
The move, which follows India's ban on the firm's apps during this year's flare-up in hostilities between New Delhi and Beijing, comes as the United States toughens scrutiny of Chinese-owned firms in one of its most promising markets.
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