phemmyfour:
Its wechat/WhatsApp not Facebook.

Apart from uc browser and alibaba, others are relatively struggling

Say what you know, A tech coy with a billion plus population to its advantage can't struggle especially when they're government backed .

The problem with oversabi like you is that you think you know it all but don't know anything. Nothing stops you from saying the truth by saying those are the popular China tech coys you know simple

marc55:
Chinese and copy copy... Them dey try sha

they don't invent. They copy

flyca:
The funny thing is that all these American versions are banned and blocked in China. Whatsapp, Google, Youtube just name it. So you must download and use the Chinese versions, most of which now have English translations by the way.

Example: After DiDi Taxi gained grounds in China, they ousted Uber out (with strict policies and stringent measures). Eventually, Uber left China, they left more than two years ago. Now its DiDi all over.

Whatsapp, Google, Amazon etc all blocked.
Except you start using VPN which is illegal, difficult to get, and they'll still be frustrating you with bad and unstable network connections

So the alternative is to ask your people abroad to download those apps for them to keep in touch with you. Do you see their intelligent marketing strategy?

Chinese government is really smart, run by highly intelligent and futuristic leaders with goodwill for their nation and people as priority.

So I laugh when I see them come to Africa, and expliot Africans (like the topic on frontpage today) and Africans still shout "good development". Firsf of all, ask yourself, "is China Father Christmas"? Fire!

What shall it profit a man not to be smart? Besides, China ban most of these US companies for security reasons as they feel that the US can use them as a spy.

Dirkcoyt:


Say what you know, A tech coy with a billion plus population to its advantage can't struggle especially when they're government backed .

The problem with oversabi like you is that you think you know it all but don't know anything. Nothing stops you from saying the truth by saying those are the popular China tech coys you know simple

Ode! Is wechat not popular? Is it not struggling when compare to whatsapp

phemmyfour:
Ode! Is wechat not popular? Is it not struggling when compare to whatsapp

Obviously you didn't read the topic. those apps were created for the sino-asian market. it wasn't done to compete with the world. China supported it for the level of security of their netizens . China is the market if you access is from other part of the world is a plus.

I will let your insult slide.

krattoss:
If so how can one cope in China with all these their strict laws and difficult language?

Bro forget all the propaganda you read online. China is a really nice place with great economy and infrastructure. The so-called lack of freedom is the figment of imagination of it's purveyors.

TechCapon:
TechCapon



5. WeChat vs FaceBook



WeChat was built in 2011 to rival Facebook and it has done a very good job. It is almost as powerful as facebook if not more powerful and has over 1 billion active users around the world. It is loaded with so many exciting features, Once you’re inside WeChat’s app, you can hail a cab, manage your credit card bills, video calls, video games, check the news, watch videos and more, all from within the main app. It’s this app-within-an-app functionality that has led WeChat to find success. WeChat is almost like a browser, with each individual official account acting like a web page.

compare wechat to whatsapp not facebook.
Good article though regardless of source