This One Image Shows The Incredible Power Of China's WeChat

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This tweet from China-based angel investor Rui Ma shows how powerful China's social networking app WeChat is becoming:

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As you can see, with WeChat integration a user can print out photos, control a smart air conditioner, and buy from a vending machine, all through QR codes with the app.

WeChat is a part of Tencent, $150 billion Chinese Internet company. WeChat has 300 million users and it only launched 3 years ago. It's primarily a messaging app, but it's been expanding its services into other areas, including payments.

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It's unclear if WeChat will every become big in the U.S. But, that might not matter. It's huge and growing in China.