“When we entered words like National Day, China and the Red Flag with Five Stars, nothing happened,” complained the Fujian provincial committee of the Communist Youth League in its official microblog Sunday night, after posting pictures of its experiments. “WeChat, could you explain why?”
In an online statement, WeChat — owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent — clarified that its team had added the U.S. flag special feature in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States on Monday and had meant for it to be seen only by users in the U.S.
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Referring to the attached screen grabs that unmistakably show an Apple device being used, one of the most liked comments under the post shot back: “A Chinese Communist Youth League provincial committee using an American smartphone — could you explain why?”
