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Monday, July 28, 2025
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Topic: Wechat

Beijing-based journalist ‘disappears’ after WeChat post on illegally built villas in Chengdu

On 17 January, Song Yangbiao said that most illegally built villas in Chengdu are commercial houses constructed by the owners of private enterprises on arable land.

Was Peng Shuai’s ‘Winnie the Pooh’ selfie a distress signal? Social media users obsess over it

Peng last week uploaded a series of photos on WeChat, including one with Winnie The Pooh in the background. The cartoon character is used as a derogatory nickname for President Xi.

Jack Ma’s Ant Group raises IPO valuation target by at least 12% to $280 billion

Despite the US headwinds, Jack Ma’s Ant is moving ahead with what could be the world’s largest IPO, with same-day listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Trump’s WeChat curbs halted by judge on free speech concerns for Chinese-speaking Americans

TikTok Inc. and the WeChat users’ group have said Trump is trying to bolster his re-election chances by attacking China and Chinese companies.

Trump’s security advisor defends ban on Tik Tok, WeChat as move against ‘aggressive China’

The US banned TikTok and WeChat from 20 September, marking them as prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.

TikTok, WeChat to be banned in US from 20 September

In August, Trump had signed an executive order to ban TikTok and WeChat by 15 September unless the ownership of the two Chinese companies changed to American.

TikTok and WeChat have taken Chinese-style censorship to rest of the world, study says

These findings may lend ammunition to the Trump administration, which banned TikTok and WeChat after accusing them of bending to China's will in censoring content.

US WeChat users want to see proof it is a security risk as Trump claimed to ban it

The US is arguing the group isn’t entitled to any evidence as the executive order has no legal effect on them & courts can’t review national security determinations by the president.

US is working on rules on how bans on TikTok, WeChat will be implemented

Whether the restrictions will apply just to US transactions or also extend to operations globally, could cut into sales across a wide swath of American business.

With WeChat ban, Trump brings Cold War with China into a billion homes

The decision spurred alarm on Chinese social media, with WeChat users in US posting contact information so friends and family could reach them if the app disappeared.

On Camera

A year after Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution, a parched summer looms ahead

Mob violence, Islamist rise, and political collapse haunt Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Can April 2026 elections restore order?

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.