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		em-bee on April 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telegram: Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats, New... i was not taking about sign up. a phone number is required to register, so i share the number with wechat. but wechat does not force me to share my number with other contacts. the national id is not required as far as i know, because then foreigners would not be able to sign up

3v1n0 on April 27, 2021 [–]

I confirm I signed up for WeeChat 4-5 years ago when I was in China for a work trip and I was able to use it without any ID.

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