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Go is far more popular than western chess in China.

• taejo 11y ago
  But not as popular as Chinese chess (xiangqi) as a game people actually play, though. Go might be more popular than xiangqi as a spectator sport; I don't know.
  • xcombelle 11y ago
    I have some doubt that Chinese chess is popular in Japan and Korea
    • taejo 11y ago
      I was responding to a comment specifically about China. Actually Janggi, the Korean variant of Chinese chess (yes, there are some rule differences, but it's recognizably the same game - like Chess without castling and en passant) is very popular, though according to Wikipedia currently less so than Go.