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WeChat has little presence in the US, but is an integral communication tool for Chinese people overseas.

In addition to Microsoft, at least two other interested buyers in the tech industry are in talks with ByteDance to acquire the video-sharing app, source says.

Overly patriotic Chinese internet users curse the entrepreneur as a traitor to China.

Tencent’s move to entirely acquire Sogou represents a shift in China’s internet landscape.

In an internal letter, founder Zhang Yiming emphasized that ByteDance will stay the course.

Having a large user base and financial resources doesn’t guarantee immediate success.

In a statement on Sunday, ByteDance also accuses Facebook of plagiarism and smears.

In recent years, ByteDance has done something that many other Chinese internet companies have not—compete with western tech conglomerates on a global stage.