# Beijing flagged OpenClaw a security risk. Three Chinese cities handed out subsidies anyway.

- slug: beijing-flagged-openclaw-a-security-risk-three-chinese-cities-handed-out-subsidies-anyway
- date: 2026-04-05
- category: Agentics

Beijing restricted OpenClaw at state banks. Three Chinese cities published competing subsidy programs nine days later. Tencent shipped ClawBot to 1B WeChat users two weeks after that. China is not monolithic on AI infrastructure.

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