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Apple will win this battle. WeChat is tightly monitored by the Chinese government for any sensitive info, and heavily censored. It's losing appeal. The problem

by yvsong 9y ago

Apple will win this battle. WeChat is tightly monitored by the Chinese government for any sensitive info, and heavily censored. It's losing appeal. The problem has grown more and more serious recently since there is a hot political war going on, and messages published on Twitter and YouTube are propagated on WeChat. The YouTube attack on 6/16 is part of the war. Generally Uncle Donald is right on trade. China's great firewall is a major trade barrier. China's Internet industry does not have foreign competition. Uncle Sam should be much tougher on trade deals.

yladiz 9y ago
WeChat is integral to Chinese culture right now. If you go to China, there are a lot of businesses that only use WeChat Pay and nothing else. WeChat isn't losing appeal, rather, it's essential to living in China.
XiaomiFan 9y ago
Funniest comment I've ever read on HN, well done. Tencent has the power to singlehandedly kill off Apple in China, as a Chinese, I really wish they had the balls to do it.
- yvsong 9y ago
  >Tencent has the power to singlehandedly kill off Apple in China, as a Chinese, I really wish they had the balls to do it. Your comment is fairly funny too. Tencent's balls are in Chinese government's hands. You are wishing the Chinese government had the balls.
  - mee_too 9y ago
    You have no idea what you're talking about. The relationships between Tensent and the party are very very complicated.
- luminati 9y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14065072 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14065072 Pick one.
  - teacup50 9y ago
    I'm sure you're aware of the notion of a "Chinese Canadian"
    - luminati 9y ago
      Ah, I noticed you didn't hyphenate ;) "Japanese Canadian" and "Korean Canadian" is possible, but not "Chinese Canadian" http://lmgtfy.com/?q=does+china+allow+dual+citizenship http://lmgtfy.com/?q=does+china+allow+dual+citizenship
  - imron 9y ago
    Don't see why. Imagine someone born in China who moved to canada when young, and grew up there until after university, then went back to china to take advantage of their western education with their Chinese heritage. Is that person Canadian or Chinese? The answer is likely both.
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by yvsong 9y ago

yladiz 9y ago

WeChat is integral to Chinese culture right now. If you go to China, there are a lot of businesses that only use WeChat Pay and nothing else. WeChat isn't losing appeal, rather, it's essential to living in China.

XiaomiFan 9y ago

Funniest comment I've ever read on HN, well done. Tencent has the power to singlehandedly kill off Apple in China, as a Chinese, I really wish they had the balls to do it.

yvsong 9y ago
>Tencent has the power to singlehandedly kill off Apple in China, as a Chinese, I really wish they had the balls to do it. Your comment is fairly funny too. Tencent's balls are in Chinese government's hands. You are wishing the Chinese government had the balls.
- mee_too 9y ago
  You have no idea what you're talking about. The relationships between Tensent and the party are very very complicated.
luminati 9y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14065072 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14065072 Pick one.
- teacup50 9y ago
  I'm sure you're aware of the notion of a "Chinese Canadian"
  - luminati 9y ago
    Ah, I noticed you didn't hyphenate ;) "Japanese Canadian" and "Korean Canadian" is possible, but not "Chinese Canadian" http://lmgtfy.com/?q=does+china+allow+dual+citizenship http://lmgtfy.com/?q=does+china+allow+dual+citizenship
- imron 9y ago
  Don't see why. Imagine someone born in China who moved to canada when young, and grew up there until after university, then went back to china to take advantage of their western education with their Chinese heritage. Is that person Canadian or Chinese? The answer is likely both.
- deleted 9y ago
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