The Chinese Government is losing Against WeChat and
trying to scare government employees into basically not using the platform, at least that's what they're telegraphing publicly.
WeChat can be used on your PC , phone tablet etc, uses end to end encryption, self destruct images & cloud sync, self destruct text, live video chat while staying ivisible on the app & sending location to specified users, send/receive micropayments, etc. The ultimate app.
Question is, why would China ever approve this app in the first place? Its getting huge, but theoretically encrypted & stealth.
Because the Chinese government created it, it was originally the WeIxin. Be careful.