WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to purge “untrusted” Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks and called the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok and messenger app WeChat “significant threats.”
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said expanded U.S. efforts on a program it calls “Clean Network” would focus on five areas and include steps to prevent various Chinese apps, as well as Chinese telecoms companies, from accessing sensitive information on American citizens and businesses. “With parent companies based in China, apps like TikTok, WeChat and others are significant threats to personal data of American citizens, not to mention tools for CCP content censorship,” Pompeo said.
In the run-up to Trump’s November re-election bid, U.S.-China ties are at the lowest ebb in decades. Relations are strained over the global coronavirus pandemic, China’s military buildup in the South China Sea, its increasing control over Hong Kong and treatment of Uighur Muslims, as well as Beijing’s massive trade surpluses and technological rivalry.
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Lie, Cheat, Steal Pompeo - 'Untrusted'?
The CCP has proven time & again that it can't be trusted & cares nothing for the rules of the intl order. Such as Sino-British Joint Declaration.
this guy is caring China more than its people.
I wonder who would keep trusting the apps from China even seeing that
Chinese apps are never to be trusted Xi and his agent thugs are watching 24/7!
Sounds like American censorship by another name
Wise. These apps have backdoor programs which steal your data and monitor what u are typing even though u are not using them. Tiktok tiktokban
Wise decision! The CCP will use all dirty means to steal things from other nation.
Why would US citizens voluntary to be censored by CCP china while US allow u to have freedom of speech , freedom of expression , & press freedom to know the truth , to speak the truth?
China only allows one WeChat as a communication platform, then you should know that this is not suitable for people outside of China to use. Protect your data.
Very Nice!! Say NO to spy tools is necessary! It's not fair that CCP can block US Apps. But US need to accept the spy tools in their country?
Chat apps are threat the public talking is a threat these people are Psychopaths keep vote for this CLOWN government 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
100% positive
The effort could actually be better like just ignore it and let it die down like Snapchat?
Total nonsense....
BoycottMadeInChina including their apps. The ccp is not reliable. Apps may have back door to collect personal data.
Because the PRISM is not able to collect private data from these apps.
Banning the Chinese app is a good move. They could monitor your every move on the internet.
1984_Johnny Big step of DecoupleFromChina!
again.. what exactly is the threat..? and why is it greater than facebook, google, apple etc?
Pompeo and Trump don't communicate much with each other 🤔.... left hand doesn't know what the right doing with that administration.
Ok. But what about the pandemic that is killing people in record numbers?
Microsoft is buying Tiktoc and Trump is spineless-ly asking for a Cut at the deal... He needs to stop with the Pathetic Bluffing if he isn't going to get mad at Microsoft for bilking his Schemes, Bro.
Don’t let us see this moron ever again, please. Apparently Pompeo is the biggest global threat.
你要轰炸中国的领土？你是不了解中国的实力吗？哈哈哈哈
America is calling trump and his cronies unwanted apps in the White House
But WhatsApp is totally fine because Facebook owns it? You can’t ban that one because it’s Jared’s main tool to communicate secretly with MBS and other global criminals
I remember when the Egyptian government tried that during the Arab Spring demonstrations. Epic fail.
McCarthyism is back. And that will sure get lots of votes for the King of Tweets.
More $$$ for Microsoft to shell out then...
And the fascist policies march onward. Ever since he crossed the DMZ, shook hands with Kim Jong and legitimized the authority of one of the most ruthless dictators in the modern era, things have gotten worse. ImpeachTrumpAgain
Totally on board with this. Rework the app, introducing it to US, makes sense
The Secretary of Disinformation Pompeo can't even speak a single words without smearing China.
What about the Russian app FaceApp? That's soooooo different, right?
How about coming up with a national strategy to deal with the spread of the virus?
Thanks; resistance against Beijing totalitarian regime!
WhatsApp is ok though?
Truly untrusted, or just critical of Trump?
Clean Network! Clean the Chinese Church! Clean the Chinese Community! Clean the U.S and kick out CCP! 快评：篷佩奥指微信是对美国的重大威胁、“清洁网络”国家行动在美展开、百度阿里都列于五大清洁行动对象中、与中共开战前先要清除内部隐患（8/5） via YouTube
SecPompeo many screws need to be tightened to to fix Chinese aggression on the world stage. As leader of the free world, it’s your moral responsibility. I see Hitler in the making in China’s rise!
And please block Google and Facebook due to they collect information without permission, oh sorry these are USA apps, so continue you are good
US is jealous of China’s economic rise.
SecPompeo ....the guy who fought alone the war on the East Berlin border. What a small man.
At least eight other countries and the EU are as well.
Are they also doing the same with untrusted Russian Apps?
We hope that the sanctions against the terrorist state of China will increase.
They must have evidence that China is using these apps against Trump personally
Good! Coz Chinese government used these to spy or monitor their own citizens too.
Mike Pompeo is an embarrassing failure, a lying buffoon & bully. Firing Inspectors General is Mike “Let Me Eat Your Cake” Pompeo’s way of making sure the USA fails with him.
Restrictive trade practices.
Good.
Pomponio
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