Super app WeChat, the multipurpose messaging and social media platform run by Internet giant Tencent Holdings, has ceased operations in India, weeks after New Delhi banned it and 58 other Chinese apps amid rising geopolitical tensions between Asia’s two largest economies. “We are engaging with relevant authorities and hope to be able to resume service in the future.”Some affected Indian users reached out to WeChat’s Twitter account for help. A Twitter user with the handle @jaysuyani, who claims to be a seafood exporter from India, said he was “very disappointed” about WeChat’s service cut-off. “All my clients are using WeChat and in that application we can also translate if they type in any language. WeChat and Tencent declined to comment on Monday, providing no information beyond what was on the notice.

Source: The Star July 27, 2020 06:56 UTC