By Simon Murphy Football icon Lionel Messi has been slammed for backing a Chinese firm accused of aiding regime spying. The Inter Miami captain collaborated with Tencent, described by Human Rights Watch as “part of the Chinese government’s censorship and surveillance”. The link emerged after the Argentinian forward, 36, faced a backlash from Chinese fans last month when he missed a friendly match in Hong Kong with his David Beckham-owned club. In November 2022, Messi promoted PUBG Mobile, a video game by LightSpeed Studios, part of Tencent Games. And he earlier starred in TV ads for Tencent-ow…