Getting German news beyond the official state media is often hard for Chinese readers. Some WeChat channels that specialize in political events and social phenomena in Germany aim to provide a more differentiated picture. We present three of them.
By Renxiu Zhao
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to expand Twitter into a universal app in the style of WeChat. He considers the Chinese model to be the best app in the world. With his version, he would benefit from the worldwide skepticism toward the data leech China.
By Frank Sieren
WeChat, China's most popular messenger service with over one billion users, will soon be split into a Chinese and an English version. This is the response of parent company Tencent to regulations in the East and West: China dictates that data must not leave the country – and in the US, the threat of bans hangs over Chinese providers. The world is being divided into two data worlds.
By Frank Sieren
The Chinese short video app TikTok has been downloaded three billion times globally. So far, only apps owned by Facebook have been able to reach such high figures. An IPO of its parent company ByteDance is rumored but has not yet been publicly confirmed. However, the competition is not waiting on the sideline. TikTok's biggest competitor is Kuaishou, which has been listed in Hong Kong since February.
By Frank Sieren
