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Re:Commerce Department Prohibits WeChat and TikTok Transactions by balola on Friday September 18, 2020 @01:00PM (#24519178)
WeChat isn't at all successful in the US, and it's known for its censorship even inside China, average Chinese are more concerned about iPhones and WeChat inside China.

Tiktok on the other hand is a completely seperate product designed to obey foreign laws (not necessarily values), considered a spineless panderer back home, its disgraceful fall is what can be called a rude awakening.

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Re:Commerce Department Prohibits WeChat and TikTok Transactions by lgats on Friday September 18, 2020 @01:54PM (#24519830)
In Chinese-American communities, WeChat is integral https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=accepts+wechat
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Re:Commerce Department Prohibits WeChat and TikTok Transactions by balola on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:06PM (#24519968)
Foreign Chinese, usually rich and connected, are more often than not considered "traitors" by the masses, increasingly viewed with disdain, they are not even welcomed to visit China.

>Trapped Abroad, China’s ‘Little Pinks’ Rethink Their Country >Young and patriotic, overseas students often defend their nation against its critics. But when many tried to return home during the pandemic, they became targets themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/business/china-nationalis...

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