Why Meitu App is popular in the West?

Hosts: Sam Duckett and Liu Min

American users photo-edited Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's photos and shared them onto the social media platform facebook.

[Photo: facebook.com]

A popular Chinese photo-editing app named Meitu has burst into popularity in the West, covering social feeds in airbrushed photos with huge, sparkling eyes.

Although Meitu has been around since 2008, it has become an overnight success and was trending in Apple's App Store on March 16th.

Why a Chinese photo-editing App is popular in the Western countries?

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