Tencent is working with the Chinese government to link travel documents with a WeChat app to facilitate border crossings between the three territories (Hong Kong, Macau and China) that still require special travel permits.
WeChat identification will be part of larger digital China plan
IDC predicts 55% of China’s economy will be digital by 2021.
Accenture also forecasts the benefits of digitization to China’s economy.
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Mm.. it looks like the chinese government is tightening privacy controls..
Mm.. it looks like the chinese government is tightening privacy controls..
Mm..
it looks like the chinese government is tightening privacy controls..