Chinese Americans use WeChat to campaign for President Trump The US President had previously tried to ban WeChat in America


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The US President had previously tried to ban WeChat in America FT reports that Chinese Americans are campaigning for Trump on WeChat. Last month, Trump prohibited downloads of WeChat and TikTok on app stores in America. Nonetheless, WeChat users are voicing their support for the incumbent president according to research by Chi Zhang with Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. Although 85% of Chinese Americans label themselves as independent politically, some of the loudest voices in support of Trump are featuring on WeChat. Christina Wu, from Hofstra University in New York, states that WeChat is being used to voice support for...