By Chauncey Alcorn For Dailymail.com
Published: 05:03 BST, 21 May 2019 | Updated: 05:03 BST, 21 May 2019
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Sunday's 'Game of Thrones' series finale was watched by a record number of viewers around the world, but fans of the show in China weren't among them thanks to the nation's growing trade war with the US and President Donald Trump.
Instead of finding out who ended up sitting on the Iron Throne, Chinese 'Thrones' watchers received a message informing them of 'transmission medium problems.'
The message was posted by Tencent Video, the subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Ltd, which has had exclusive streaming rights to the premium cable network's content in China since 2014.
'We will notify you of another broadcasting time,' Tencent said in a more detailed communique posted on its Weibo social media account one hour before the last episode was supposed to air.
Chinese 'Game of Thrones' watchers received a message informing them of 'transmission medium problems' during the show's series finale on Sunday due to the country's intensifying trade war with the US
President Trump (left) has ratched up his trade war rhetoric against China in recent weeks.
