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Taxation (Details 6) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 16, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue, primarily for advanced payments from online games customers |  | ¥ 776,719 | ¥ 624,565 |  |
Accruals |  | 641,198 | 547,591 |  |
Depreciation of fixed assets |  | 11,557 | 6,911 |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | 4,331 | 6,623 |  |
Net operating tax loss carry forward |  | 3,513,019 | 3,156,923 |  |
Deferred tax assets , gross |  | 4,946,824 | 4,342,613 |  |
Less: valuation allowance |  | (3,648,870) | (3,255,854) | ¥ (2,148,879) |
Total |  | 1,297,954 | 1,086,759 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Withholding income tax |  | 1,257,552 | 621,204 |  |
Others |  | 88,322 | 92,235 |  |
Total |  | 1,345,874 | 713,439 |  |
Movement of the aggregate valuation allowances for deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period |  | 3,255,854 | 2,148,879 | 1,269,615 |
Provision/(Write-off) for the year |  | 393,016 | 1,106,975 | 879,264 |
Balance at the end of the period |  | ¥ 3,648,870 | 3,255,854 | 2,148,879 |
Withholding income tax |  |  |  |  |
Withholding tax rate on dividend distributed by foreign investment entities to its non-resident enterprise investors (as a percent) | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |
Lower withholding income tax rate on dividend applied, if the non-resident enterprise investor is registered in Hong Kong with at least 25% equity interest in the PRC enterprise and meets the relevant conditions or requirements (as a percent) | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |
Minimum equity interest in PRC entities (as a percent) | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |
Accrued withholding tax liabilities |  | ¥ 1,124,400 | 1,056,900 | ¥ 846,600 | $ 176.4
Unrecognized deferred tax liabilities related to undistributed earnings of the Group's PRC subsidiaries |  | ¥ 1,104,200 | ¥ 1,110,900 |  | $ 173.3

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