This chapter argues that WeChat, China’s multipurpose messaging and mobile payment app, reflects a chief characteristic of China’s new economy, namely, the wedding of technological growth and consideration for human wellbeing.
Figure 10.1 从六岁儿童到八旬老翁,拿起微信都可以轻松上手 From Six-Year-Olds to Octogenarians, Everyone Can Easily Use WeChat
Figure 10.2 据《纽约时报》报道 Praise for WeChat on The New York Times
Figure 10.3 路边卖煎饼的小贩,也可以用微信支付 Even Street Vendors Selling Pancakes Can Use WeChat Pay