5 Facts You Must Know Before Talking About Sina Weibo and Twitter

Twitter now has a Chinese version, and Sina Weibo might have an English version by end of this year. It seems that more and more foreign media love to talk about Sina’s Weibo and compare it with Twitter, the creator of microblog. I’ve been reading those stories, some points I agree with, and some I don’t and some I think are really nonsense.

Before we talk about Sina Weibo and Twitter, I do think there are 5 facts you must know.

1. Twitter is Never popular in China

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