Flirting With Danger: Message Apps Add To China Marital Woes
June 17, 2020
4:08 pm
Echo couldn’t figure out why her Shanghai businessman husband routinely came home well past midnight, straining their 10-year marriage — until she looked at his phone.
Flirtatious messages from other women revealed a pattern of affairs facilitated by WeChat, China’s top messaging app.
WeChat and other platforms have helped revolutionise inter-personal relations in China, but are also blamed for adding to growing strain on Chinese marriages by making it easier to flirt with potential new partners.
Divorce is rising in China due to a range of factors, causing a concerned government pass a law in May imposing a month-long …
