Google takes another step into Chinese market with AI drawing game on WeChat

The Google logo at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California. The US search giant has sought to get back into the mainland Chinese market through direct investments and apps. Photo: AP

Google’s new mini-game on Chinese social networking app WeChat gained huge popularity on its first day, giving the US technology giant another foothold in a market where its core search engine business is banned.

The artificial intelligence-powered drawing game, launched on Wednesday, dominated the WeChat social media platform in its first 24 hours, being widely shared by some of its 1 billion users, though figures were not available.

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