The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company’s services were already blocked by China’s digital censorship.
has put restrictions on telecom giant Huawei and other Chinese tech companies, alleging that they have ties with China’s government, military or both.
The departures illustrate the choices internet companies face in a huge potential market, but one where the government requires them to censor content and keywords deemed politically sensitive or inappropriate.
Yahoo had previously downsized its operations in China, dropping a music and email service in the early 2010s and shuttering its Beijing office in 2015.
China has also blocked most international social media sites and search engines, such as Facebook and Google.