WASHINGTON: US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said he expects President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban the WeChat and TikTok apps to “ultimately” succeed.
WeChat and TikTok users have argued that the bans have been motivated by election year politics rather than genuine security concerns. “I think ultimately the president’s authority with those bans on those apps will be enforced. And I think even if there’s a change in administration, those bans will take place.”
“The administration is also looking at other Chinese companies that have popular apps in the US that are taking a lot of data from the American people,” O’Brien said. “We’re taking a look at those apps as well and there could be some action. We’ll have to see what the president decides to do.”China has to learn to play by international rules, and shouldn’t act as though it owned the South China Sea “like it’s some lake,” he said.
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