Due to Trump, China missed the ending to Recreation of Thrones

Sunday night’s collection finale to Recreation of Thrones provided a real water cooler second for everybody the world over. Sadly, the folks of China had been mum on Monday morning.

Based on The Wall Road Journal, the continued commerce dispute between the US and China prevented HBO from airing the collection finale in China. Cause being, Tencent Video, which has unique streaming rights to HBO content material in China, was restricted by China to air the episode.

Right here’s the place it will get tense: On the time, Tencent said they had been having “transmission medium issues”, even instructing viewers that they might notify them of “one other broadcasting time.” Nonetheless, an HBO spokesperson advised the publication that there have been no points on their finish.

As The Hill factors out, the present’s Chinese language followers had been slightly pissed and demanded refunds on social media for his or her annual charges of 198 yuan — which quantities to about $28.61 — and even threatened to cancel their accounts and delete the app.

Earlier this month, commerce negotiations between the US and China reached a lifeless finish when China reneged on a deal over mental property points. In retaliation, President Trump hiked tariffs on $200 billion of imports from 10 p.c to 25 p.c, to which China retaliated by concentrating on $60 billion price of U.S. agricultural exports.

Since then, Trump has threatened one other spherical of tariffs, coming off extra like Joffrey Lannister by every passing minute, all of which makes China seeing Recreation of Thrones that rather more troublesome. Right here’s hoping it will get resolved earlier than Deadwood!