JK Shen

What does Facebook's WhatsApp buy have to do with China?
Feb 25, 2014
JK Shen

What does Facebook's WhatsApp buy have to do with ...

If Facebook expects WhatsApp to help it enter China, it miscalculated. More likely it's a defensive move to fend off China's social-media giants.

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