China Military Parade: WeChat Without the Drama
When the WeChat Feed Starts Running Hot If you are a South African student in Beijing, a teacher in Hangzhou, or someone planning your first China trip from Joburg or Cape Town, you will eventually see a big China military parade topic take over WeChat chats, Moments and short-video feeds. That is usually when the group messages start flying: a dramatic clip, a poster with giant lettering, an “urgent update” from somebody’s cousin, then twenty people asking whether the university schedule, office commute or local plans have changed. Sharp-sharp, the chat is louder than a taxi rank on payday. ...