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Due to the “Great Firewall” of China, as the Chinese government’s internet censorship project is commonly called, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other leading international social media players, are all blocked in the country.
China is the world’s biggest social media market, but with access to websites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube blocked in the country, most people can only use domestic social media sites such as Weibo, Renren and YouKu.
What social media is owned by China?
The Two Chinese Social Media Giants: Tencent WeChat and Weibo. The two biggest social media platforms, by numbers alone, are overwhelmingly WeChat and Weibo. They have more than 1 billion (WeChat) and more than 500 million (Weibo) monthly active users.
Why host your website in China?
The infamous Great Firewall of China makes it challenging for foreign websites to penetrate the Chinese internet. This results in low loading speeds and even failure to be reachable from within China. An efficient way to tackle this challenge and boost your site performance is to host your website within the Chinese borders.
Why are foreign websites in China so slow to load?
The Chinese internet ecosystem works very differently from other countries. Therefore, there are numerous possible reasons for slow loading foreign websites in China. In this article, we’ll focus on two main reasons.
Why are Chinese social media sites so successful?
As the world’s largest online community continues to grow, Chinese social media sites have become popular tools to reach Chinese consumers. China is one of the most restricted countries in the world in terms of internet, but these constraints have directly contributed to the staggering success of local Chinese social media sites.
What is the origin of Chinese websites?
Chinese sites are simply modeled after 90s and 2000s web sites. Go and look at way back machine and see the resemblance. So, having a look in the Wayback machine, here is Yahoo, then and now. And here is the New York Times.