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> Then why take the trouble of blocking something so small and unimportant? ;)

China would rather be in control of tracking/surveillance internally, rather than let it be done by foreign companies and nations. Thats all

WhatsApp doesn't do surveillance, it's end to end encrypted. Foreign surveillance is not the reason they block these services and you know it.

WhatsApp knows your contacts and when are you talking with whom. Also their closed source app has access to most of your phone.

China wants their own surveillance. Regardless of what you think of Whatsapp's encryption or the US govs potential to break it.