By David Shepardson, Echo Wang and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat. The bans, announced […]
WeChat decision by U.S. Commerce expected by Sept. 20
In a court filing Wednesday, the Trump administration underscored the complexity of cutting ties with WeChat, a ubiquitous app in China that is also used by many Chinese speakers in the United States, some of whom filed a lawsuit trying to block the government from taking action against the app. […]
Trump’s TikTok and WeChat Ban Could Backfire Inside China
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/Getty HONG KONG—As Donald Trump moves to ban transactions with WeChat and ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, people in China are wondering if they’ll need to ditch their iPhones to keep their favorite app, and noting that the White House’s splinternet rhetoric is […]
Trump’s WeChat Ban Brings Cold War With China Into a Billion Homes
(Bloomberg) — With the stroke of a pen, Donald Trump made his strategic fight with China hit home for potentially billions of people — generating confusion, panic and fear around the globe. The U.S. president’s move to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat in just over six weeks from now […]