An app on the Tencent QQ platform, called “Red Packet for Drawing” in Chinese, was removed after netizens started using it to satirize Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s rule, according to Taiwan’s Liberty Times. Tencent QQ, also called QQ, is a popular Chinese instant messaging software service and web portal developed by internet giant Tencent. In traditional Chinese culture, a red packet or envelope is a monetary gift, usually given to children and teens in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Red envelopes are also given out at the workplace and other settings to reward those who perform well. The “Red Packet for Drawing” app is a game in which the user wins a red packet by drawing a picture that illustrates the generated Chinese idiom. A Chinese idiom (called “chengyu”) is an expressive phrase that has a figurative meaning. It usually consists of four characters. For example, the expression “yi …
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