Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service has been growing fast in China, but a company executive has warned that the government’s changing tech policies could slow its momentum.

Authorities here have been crafting new regulations, and the government’s position on tech “can change at any time,” Gary Sun, president of Microsoft’s Asia-Pacific Technology subsidiary, told reporters in Beijing. “I think that’s the uncertainty for all businesses here,” he said.

Azure has about 50,000 customers in China, where it was launched in beta in 2013. Many clients are multinationals such as Coca-Cola, though local startups also use the services.

Due to Chinese regulations, Microsoft has had to partner with a local company, 21Vianet, to offer its cloud services, because data must be kept in data centers located inside the country.

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