Blizzard announced back in November that it would stop selling the majority of its games in China and suspend game services on Jan. 23. It brings to an end a 14-year partnership with Chinese publisher NetEase, and will result in the very popular World of Warcraft MMO going offline for Chinese players.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/blizzards-final-attempt-to-keep-world-of-warcraft-online-in-china-fails