So after almost two years in beta mode, QQ International - the English-language and other version of the wildly popular QQ chat platform - is finally officially released. You can read about it here with Techcrunch or in this older exclusive on Cnet, or you can just give it a whirl by downloading it here. And you may not remember this, but Shanghaiist actually has a QQ group: 35321512. We promise to get on it now that it's for real. more ›

If you follow us on our twitter, you've probably noticed that, every now and then, we'll ask you to chat with us on the new QQ International. What's QQ? It's the chat platform that's taken China by storm - basically any local with an internet has a QQ ID. QQI is the International English version of the platform, which now gives you a window into the China chatting world (download it here). And we're on it. If you want to join our group, talk to some of our writers and generally shoot the breeze about China and everything else with other Shanghaiist readers, here's our QQ ID: 35321512. more ›