: A U.S judge on Sunday blocked the government’s ban on WeChat downloads, hours before it was due to take effect in an ongoing technology and espionage battle between Washington and Beijing.
The order would have slowed WeChat down and made it unusable in the United States for video chats with family and friends, according to experts. As President Donald Trump seeks a breakthrough with voters to win a second term in the November 3 election, he has increasingly put national security and his aggressive stance toward China at the center of his campaign.The president said Saturday that he had approved a deal allowing Silicon Valley giant Oracle to become data partner for TikTok to avert a shutdown of that app.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday accused China of using the two apps “to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the U.S.” Trump has often claimed, without providing evidence, that TikTok and WeChat are collecting user data for Beijing. China on Saturday condemned U.S “bullying,“ saying it violated international trade norms and that there was no evidence of any security threat.
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