[Tencent Plans to Issue Offshore Bonds to Raise $5 Billion to Support AI Business Development] Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on October 8, according to Bloomberg, sources revealed that Tencent Holdings is considering issuing offshore bonds to raise $5 billion to address funding needs arising from the expansion of its artificial intelligence business. Sources stated that the bonds may be denominated in U.S. dollars and offshore RMB, with the issuance potentially taking place as early as this month. Since the discussions are not yet public, the sources requested anonymity. Analysts believe that in recent years, as demand for AI infrastructure development and computing power investment has grown, global tech companies have increasingly turned to bond financing to raise funds. This fundraising plan is still in the discussion stage, and the final issuance scale and timing have yet to be determined.