WeChat emerges as gatekeeper in China's AI agent wars

China's AI agent race heats up as Xiaomi launches an OS-level agent that Tencent blocks, while ByteDance's Doubao reaches e-commerce. WeChat has become the gatekeeper of the ecosystem, building its own A2A channels and banning Doubao's assistant in late 2025.

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