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Trump orders ban on WeChat Pay and other ‘Chinese’ apps
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 6, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday
ordered a ban on Alipay, WeChat pay and other apps linked to Chinese
companies, saying they could route user information to the government in
Beijing.
The executive order is to take effect in 45 days, weeks after Trump is
replaced in the White House by President-elect Joe Biden.
It also comes after previous executive orders aimed at banning TikTok,
which is owned by China-based ByteDance, were derailed by court rulings
indicating Trump overstepped his legal authority.
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