The orders, citing national security concerns, were published late Thursday and take effect in 45 days. They prevent any transactions with WeChat or TikTok by any person, or involving any property subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S.
“The spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by companies in the People’s Republic of China continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,” said the WeChat order., Tencent owner of WeChat said that it had no immediate comment. Tencent shares, which trade in Hong Kong, were down 2.5% on Friday morning local time.
The moves feed into a growing confrontation between the U.S. and China over matters ranging from national security, to human rights, China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and the recent imposition by Beijing of a National Security Law in Hong Kong. “Like TikTok, WeChat automatically captures vast swaths of information from its users. This data collection threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans’ personal and proprietary information.
The Truth Behind Tik Tok Ban ( Bigger than Trump's Ego)
elalexgoncalves This is insane, Ban or buy competition!
FFS! This timeline really sucks and is really fucking ridiculous at the same time.
I can’t believe this. If he banned WeChat it’s hard for me to talk to my family in China. This is crazy.
TikTok and Wechat will be here longer than COVID. Trump should focus on COVID.
So, usa is china now?
Nice try. Won’t happen. It’s all because some kids hijacked your rally.
Is this within his reach... this is a private company!
'Mr. President, the COVID Crisis is getting out of hand!' 'PUT KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL! ALSO BAN TIK TOK AND VIDEO GAMES TO TEACH EM FOR MESSING WITH MY RALLY!'
'Whether the executive order, which bans Americans from performing any “transactions” with ByteDance after a waiting period of 45 days, will hold any water. Trump’s executive order looks like the kind of censorship and protectionism we’ve seen from the Chinese Communist Party.
Meanwhile thousand upon thousands are dying and we still have no national mask mandate.
Papa bless! 🙌🏽
That’s people jobs it’s enough they complaining about $600 unemployment & jobs now yes people working but hours getting cut now about 1500 Americans will be out of a job smh bcuz of what youngsters did during his election rally
I can’t believe this is his concern while America is falling apart!
What’s he afraid of. He should watch that instead of tweeting
Wow!
NO! realDonaldTrump TrumpFailedAmerica
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