The ?? ??? ??Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. Several Chinese internet products remain on the list. Notably, Tencent’s WeChat, which was previously included, has been removed this time. WeChat was included on the list in both 2022 and 2023. While on the list, Tencent strongly opposed being listed and emphasized to the USTR that it has made significant long-term investments in intellectual property and has been collaborating globally to promote IP protection. On January 7, 2025, the US Department of Defense released the https://technode.com/2025/01/08/us-defense-department-adds-tencent-catl-sensetime-and-cloudwalk-to-military-list-companies-deny-allegations/CMC list>, which will include Tencent in the list of Chinese military companies. [Tencent Technology’s official WeChat account, in Chinese]