UK Students in China: Is the dafa app Worth the Risk?
The “dafa app” message: useful shortcut or a dodgy link? Picture the scene. It is your first fortnight in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu. You have sorted a Chinese SIM card, battled through your first food-delivery order, and now you are trying to join the group chat for your university course, flatmates, football mates or local job leads. Then somebody sends a message: “Download the dafa app — everyone uses it.” There may be a QR code, a shortened link, or a promise of easy money, discounts, games, work, dating or “VIP” access. ...