WeChat is going to expand its market in the U.S. for convenience in paying and Mandarin¹ learning.

 

微信以其便捷的支付系统和汉语学习将要在美国拓展市场。

 

The mobile app has become a way of life for communication, entertainment and making payments in China.

 

At the WeChat U.S. China Strong conference held in San Francisco, Silicon² Valley startup Citcon presented the only payment processor in the U.S. that helps merchants accept WeChat Pay.

 

Chuck Huang, CEO of Citcon, said "last year, over 100 million Chinese people travel outside of China. Once they see this place can accept WeChat Pay, I can use my mobile phone, they certainly receive much warmer welcome with foreign countries."

 

WeChat is also teaming up with the U.S. China Strong Foundation on a special WeChat account, aiming to get one million grade school and high school students to study Mandarin in the United States.

 

Right now, that number is at about 400,000.

 

The account of U.S. China Strong offers games, learning tools, scholarship resources and more that will help Americans learn more about China and connect with Chinese friends and classmates.

 

Eugene Huang, acting³ CEO of the U.S. China Strong Foundation, said"language is one of those tools that if you don't use it on a continuous basis, your skills begin to deteriorate⁴ very rapidly. And this is one of those ways where using technology, you can not only build cultural bridges, but also enable individuals to extend their learning of Mandarin."

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