Finally! The Pakistani military has decided to abandon WhatsApp and switch to WeChat (known as WeChat overseas, meaning "Let's Chat").
According to local media reports, the Pakistani military believes that WhatsApp poses too high a risk of surveillance, data leaks, and hacking attacks on official communications.
The military has instructed to cease using this app for official communication, gradually shifting official chats to WeChat instead.
This marks a major adjustment in internal military communication methods, reflecting an increasing emphasis on military communication security amid escalating cyber threats—effectively voting with their feet against WhatsApp.
Why WeChat?
Besides instant messaging, it also supports voice and video calls, file transfers, and digital payment functions, making it an integrated communication platform offering multiple services.
Sino-Pakistani defense cooperation is advancing toward digitalization and becoming deeper and more concrete.
In the past, military collaboration between the two countries mainly focused on defense equipment; now, it has expanded into areas such as cybersecurity and intelligence sharing.
Using the same communication platform facilitates smoother coordination during joint exercises and other cooperative operations.
Following this trend, if countries like Saudi Arabia wish to align with Pakistan, they will also need to integrate their communication platforms accordingly.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872757211006988/
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