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Q: Wechat official account
Anyone know if one can be opened (non-business) without using a Chinese ID card??
7 years 51 weeks ago in Web & Technology - China
Hi, I happen to work for Tencent. (company that owns WeChat)
If you are just looking to register a normal WeChat account, a Chinese cellphone number is all you need.
If you are looking to register for public account (公众号), which other WeChat users can subscribe, at this moment the public account is only open to Chinese ID holders.
Hope this helps.
Shining_brow:
Well, thanks for taking the time to answer... but as I state in the opening subject line - 'official' account, ie subscription. And so, no, I"m afraid you haven't helped other than to confirm what I already had thought.
China likes to do this.. say things like "we are open for investment and good for foreign business'.. and then shuts us out of the markets... :(
Hi, I happen to work for Tencent. (company that owns WeChat)
If you are just looking to register a normal WeChat account, a Chinese cellphone number is all you need.
If you are looking to register for public account (公众号), which other WeChat users can subscribe, at this moment the public account is only open to Chinese ID holders.
Hope this helps.
Shining_brow:
Well, thanks for taking the time to answer... but as I state in the opening subject line - 'official' account, ie subscription. And so, no, I"m afraid you haven't helped other than to confirm what I already had thought.
China likes to do this.. say things like "we are open for investment and good for foreign business'.. and then shuts us out of the markets... :(
Well, there always the under the table rules that gets very annoying. Damn, I mean I work at Tencent, as an employee I don't even get to register my official account...
Shining_brow:
??? You mean they have a rule that Tencent employees can't have an official account??
You're too naive. China does not want foreigners to openly compete in business with Chinese because foreigners would eventually dominate because Chinese have no clue as how to run a clean business. Chinese want foreigners giving away their talents to Chinese businesses so they can be successful.
Shining_brow:
I'm aware of this... VERY aware. But official accounts don't always need to be business related.
Englteachted:
Again, you are so naive, spread of information!! Can you figure that out?
