China’s Weibo eyes global expansion, foreign-language products


  • TECH
  • Friday, 30 Nov 2018

A picture illustration shows icons of WeChat and Weibo app in Beijing, December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic/Files

HONG KONG: Chinese social media giant Weibo is making a push into foreign markets and is considering launching new products in different languages, a senior executive said, brushing off concerns over censorship and credibility. 

The Twitter-style platform has long been prominent in China, known for its heavy censorship and Great Firewall, but it now wants to reach Chinese audiences overseas, Weibo Sports senior operations director Zhang Zhe said. 

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