Tencent built an empire on WeChat and gaming. Can it keep up in China's AI race?
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-11-04 07:33
As AI reshapes China's tech industry, Tencent faces growing competition from rivals and AI startups. But the Chinese conglomerate's vast WeChat ecosystem and gaming business could still give it an edge. SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Like many people in China, Gu Jiu rarely goes a day without using WeChat. The Shanghai resident checks his unread messages and catches up on friends' posts on the app before leaving home. He uses WeChat Pay to buy his morning coffee and, while sitting at a cafe, browses tennis courts, compares prices and makes a booking without switching to another app. "Your WeChat account can be linked to almost any platform, so you don't need to keep track of lots of different accounts and passwords. You can just link them all through WeChat," he told CNA. "For many of us, WeChat isn't just part of our personal lives. We use it for work too ... Without WeChat, things would be qui...
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