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Internet companies, provincial authorities in China rush to the metaverse
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Metaverse app Zheli proved so popular with consumers in China that it could not cope with the unexpected demand and kept crashing.
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BEIJING - In Zheli, China's latest and hottest metaverse app, users can customise their 3-D avatars - complete with Chinese characteristics.
They can show their avatars petting a fish, which on the Internet means "mo yu" or "slacking on the job".

