Pokémon GO’s knock-off app tops charts in China

For Pokémon GO to work, users need to install VPN on their phones to bypass censorship and sign in with a Google account
The world’s latest favourite smartphone game Pokémon GO might never release in China owing to strict censorship and other technical problems but a clone called City Spirit Go, is now topping charts in the country.
The Chinese copy, locally developed by Shenzhen Tanyu, is the most downloaded app in the Apple iOS store and is also popular on the Android plat