 Many felt that Blizzard was cautious of potential repercussions from China's government, which has been censoring any support for the Hong Kong protests, including recent actions directed towards the National Basketball Association and "South Park", after the premiere of the episode "Band in China" the same week.Additionally, as Blizzard is partially owned by the Chinese technology giant Tencent through Activision Blizzard, there were concerns that that business relationship was also at stake.Others spoke out that Blizzard's actions were unacceptable, as it appears to make them an agent for the Chinese government.