Huawei is not the only one who is tough! WeChat suddenly announced the decision to stop serving in India

WeChat stops serving India

In June this year, the Indian government banned a number of social apps from China, including well-known apps such as TikTok, WeChat and Weibo. The reason given by the Indian government was that these apps would threaten India's domestic network security.

There is no doubt that India's so-called cybersecurity threat theory is exactly the same as the excuse the United States used to suppress Huawei, and there is no evidence to support it. Therefore, the Chinese people are very indignant about India's actions, and the subsequent decisions of these banned Chinese apps have also attracted everyone's attention.

On July 26, according to domestic media reports, many WeChat users in India said they were unable to log into WeChat and were forced offline. Even with other network plug-ins, they were unable to use WeChat normally. These users' WeChat accounts were registered with local Indian numbers, while those registered with Chinese mobile phone numbers were not affected at all.

Obviously, WeChat's move is targeted at WeChat users who registered with local Indian numbers. In other words, WeChat suddenly announced its decision to stop services in India and no longer provide any service support to local Indian users.

In other words, local Indian users will no longer be able to use WeChat. So why did WeChat do this? Is it just to fight back against India's ban? In the eyes of many people, the reason why WeChat no longer serves the Indian market is partly because of the protest against the ban, and partly because WeChat is not welcome in India.

As the largest social software in China, WeChat is the undisputed leader in the Chinese social market. However, in the Indian market, WeChat's status is not as high as we imagined. According to relevant data, WeChat currently has only tens of millions of users in India, which is far from being popular.

You should know that India's population is second only to our country, and WeChat has only tens of millions of users, so it is not an important software in India. Therefore, for WeChat, the Indian market is dispensable, and even if it loses it, it will not cause any loss. Besides, there are also American Facebook and WeChat competing in the overseas market.

However, WeChat's move also made many Chinese people vent their anger. After all, India's previous boycott of Chinese products made people very angry. Some netizens even said: Is Ma Huateng tough?

Is Ma Huateng getting tough?

Before we figure out this problem, we need to first clarify whether WeChat's suspension of services in India was proactive or reactive. If WeChat proactively stopped the service, then Ma Huateng's performance this time can indeed be described as tough, after all, it is rude not to reciprocate!

If WeChat made such a decision under the pressure of India's ban, then it certainly cannot be described as tough. However, no one knows whether WeChat was proactive or passive, but people are more willing to believe that WeChat took the initiative to stop the service because this is more in line with the psychology of most people.

Although WeChat has a high status in China, it can only be said to be an insignificant software in the Indian market, which can also explain why the Indian government banned WeChat. For Ma Huateng, the development of WeChat is very important, and the decision to stop Indian services is also for future development considerations. Whether it is tough or not is just people's subjective attitude.

All in all, WeChat's decision this time has been recognized by many Chinese people. After all, India does not welcome us, and there is no need for us to curry favor with them. So what do you think about WeChat stopping services in India? Comments and reposts are welcome!