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Originally Posted by moondog
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Tencent made a half hearted attempt to enter the US market about 8 years ago. They gave up and focused on South America. If the US blocks them, we won't lose any sleep, and trump will look good.
TT is a different beast. I don't fully understand it yet, but it has serious momentum. Basically, during the course of the past 20 years, we went from actually calling each other to SMS, msn, and finally wx. Tik tok is the new frontier. |
Originally Posted by lsquare
(Post 32588559)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50511063
This is what I meant and we're talking about 2020 not what had happened in the past. |
I totally agree with moondog.
Unfortunatately, the economical assault by the US dictatorial regime against WeChat does involve politics. |
Originally Posted by YuropFlyer
(Post 32588663)
I totally agree with moondog.
Unfortunatately, the economical assault by the US dictatorial regime against WeChat does involve politics. |
Wechat is obviously strong in China (one billion members), but it doesn't have a strong presence in other markets, apart from Brazil and Argentina (thank David Wu for this).
Tiktok somehow managed to penetrate the US. I don't think the US will block them. |
Originally Posted by moondog
(Post 32588799)
Wechat is obviously strong in China (one billion members), but it doesn't have a strong presence in other markets, apart from Brazil and Argentina (thank David Wu for this).
Tiktok somehow managed to penetrate the US. I don't think the US will block them. |
On a semirelated note Haotong Li took the lead at PGA championship while wearing wechat cap. Awesome timing :)
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Originally Posted by minhaoxue
(Post 32589759)
With regards to Tiktok, they are in talks with Microsoft to take over their US, Australian, New Zealand Operations. There was a report Microsoft wants to purchase all of Tiktok. They are floating a 30-50 Billion dollar price. I guess we will see what happens to Tiktok and Wechat in 45 days. On a side note, India really went to town banning dozens of Chinese apps.
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Are they already blocking? I had to reboot and it won't come up on my PC now--it wants confirmation on my phone but the confirmation request never shows up.
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
(Post 32602669)
Are they already blocking? I had to reboot and it won't come up on my PC now--it wants confirmation on my phone but the confirmation request never shows up.
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
(Post 32602669)
Are they already blocking? I had to reboot and it won't come up on my PC now--it wants confirmation on my phone but the confirmation request never shows up.
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Originally Posted by YuropFlyer
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use a VPN to get around the Trumpwall maybe?
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Originally Posted by moondog
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When/if wx is blocked in the US, I'll be sure to let you guys know. Thus far, I've had no issues communicating with my mom, who is the opposite of tech savvy.
Why are you using WeChat to talk to your mom? Does FaceTime work in China? If so, you should use it and you'll get encryption. I never tried FaceTime in China, but I recalled iMessage worked for me before. |
Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
(Post 32602669)
Are they already blocking? I had to reboot and it won't come up on my PC now--it wants confirmation on my phone but the confirmation request never shows up.
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Originally Posted by moondog
(Post 32588799)
Wechat is obviously strong in China (one billion members), but it doesn't have a strong presence in other markets, apart from Brazil and Argentina (thank David Wu for this).
Tiktok somehow managed to penetrate the US. I don't think the US will block them. |
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