U.S.-China trade war- WeChat ban is blocked by U.S. district court with an injunction.
On August 6, 2020, United States President, Donald Trump, signed two executive orders prohibiting individuals and entities within the US from conducting any transactions with Chinese companies, ByteDance (the parent company of TikTok) and Tencent (the parent company of WeChat), which were due to be implemented on September 20, 2020. In a statement issued by the US Department of Commerce, it claims: “While the threats posed by WeChat and TikTok are not identical, they are similar. Each collects vast data from users, including network activity, location data, and browsing and search histories. Each is an active participant in China’s...
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