Chinas biggest apps are inviting the West closer into its insular internet economy

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News Summary

  • PayPal announced that US PayPal users can use the service to make in-store QR payments at Weixin Pay merchants across China.
  • China has for years been largely cash-free in its major cities, and is known for its seamless payment ecosystem.
  • Bilibili is the latest Chinese video-sharing platform to court non-Chinese users, following TikTok's overseas launch in 2017 and RedNote — known in China as Xiaohongshu — gaining a large international audience in 2025.
Chinas insular internet economy shows signs of opening up to foreigners.Cheng Xin/Getty Images Chinas internet has long been difficult for nonChinese users to access.

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