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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by yourapostasy on Monday September 25, 2017 @05:53PM (#15334500)
> Even in HK and Taiwan, WeChat is not used outside of those reasons.

Before someone asks, the approximate equivalent of WeChat in Taiwan is Line. Don't know what it is in HK.

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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:03PM (#15334566)
Even that isn't really accurate. Wechat is an app ecosystem, it is as much like Google Play as it is like WhatsApp. Also, Facebook and google services remain popular in greater china outside of the mainland.
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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by PresidentObama on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:23PM (#15334676)
The equivalent of WeChat in HK is WhatsApp.
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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by richardknop on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @05:18AM (#15337264)
Lot of people in HK use Wechat (I have lived in HK). I wouldn't say it's so clear cut. LINE is also popular. But definitely Wechat is substantial especially since there's a lot of people from mainland and also if you got friends in Shenzen, you will use Wechat. I have seen many HK locals (born in HK, not immigrants from mainland) using Wechat.
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