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Bill Gates joins China's popular WeChat service

Discussion in 'Microsoft News' started by Tom Warren, Feb 14, 2017.

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    Bill Gates has never shied away from using the internet to achieve his philanthropic goals. He’s participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge and multiple Reddit AMAs, and even published incredible book reviews online. This week, the Microsoft co-founder and multibillionaire philanthropist is joining WeChat to reach an even bigger audience. While Gates has participated in Chinese microblogging service Weibo since 2010, WeChat is one of the most popular apps in the world with more than 800 million users.

    Gates’ introduction video to the service didn’t involve him dressing up as Austin Powers, but it did include a 12-word welcome in Mandarin. “Hello,” begins Gates in Chinese, before announcing “welcome to my official WeChat account.” Gates...

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