Local Partners Required!

China has strict limitations for foreign developers.  For MMORPGS, the government requires a local partner to handle the distribution of the game.  Just recently in March of 2012, Blizzard and NetEase renewed their deal for NetEase to publish World of Warcraft in mainland China for an additional three years.  Blizzard's relationship with NetEase has spurred NetEase to be a major player as an online gaming company.

Renewal with NetEase