Microsoft is shutting down its MSN portal in China on June 7, as pressure appears to be building on content services from foreign companies in a country that already bans access to Facebook and Twitter.

The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant, however, continues to be committed to the Chinese market, offering a range of products including Windows 10, cloud services and hosting the largest research and development center outside of the U.S, it said in a statement released to news outlets.

Microsoft did not give a reason for shutting down the news and lifestyle portal.

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