https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/14/chinese-americans-fear-losing-touch-with-friends-family-after-wechat-order/

After her father passed away in January, Ming Luo promised her mother that she’d try to visit more often. They’re far apart — Luo lives in Palo Alto and her mother in Chengdu, China — and Luo stays in touch through video calls on China’s ubiquitous messaging app WeChat.

“We’ll chat about everything,” she said. “It’s become very essential for me, and for her too because she is 75 this year. … We cannot travel easily to see each other and also it’s pretty lonely.”