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“When Biden turned the red packet upside down in his graphic, it just became ridiculous,” said Nury Vittachi, editor of Friday Everyday, which promotes the virtues of Hong Kong and pushes back against what it considers Western media disinformation about China.

But this is also being improvised during the pandemic with some opting for checks, e-cards, WeChat’s red packet option or Line Pay.

In addition, Chinese are expected to send billions of yuan to each other during the weeklong holiday via chat apps such as WeChat - digital versions of traditional ‘red packet’ envelopes filled with cash.

In addition, Chinese are expected to send billions of yuan to each other during the weeklong holiday via chat apps like WeChat - digital versions of traditional ‘red packet’ envelopes filled with cash.

Ahead of the Lunar New Year in 2014, WeChat developed its “red packet” tool — a digital way to send small amounts of money to other users, emulating “hongbao,” the red envelopes gifted during holidays and celebrations.