User blog comment:.Rakle./Monster Hunter Online Information Blog Post/@comment-1712810-20130418230711/@comment-1758220-20130418232335

It's because it's a game specifically for china. Getting games (like MHFO) localized to China is nigh-impossible due to the import ban. This is why Hunter Blade was made, to allow Chinese gamers to play a game as similar to MHFO as possible.

Capcom has basically just given this Tencent Games the rights to their material so they can make a home-grown, Chinese version of Monster Hunter made by a Chinese developer.

Because it's only available in China, it's not going to interfere with MHFG's sales because they're two different markets that don't overlap.