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Title: Trump signs executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat dealings Post by: HCK on August 07, 2020, 04:05:17 pm Trump signs executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat dealings
The administration targeted the two Chinese companies, calling the executive orders necessary to "protect our national security." Update, Aug. 6 (10:34 p.m. ET): President Donald Trump signed executive orders prohibiting the U.S. from doing business with TikTok, WeChat, and their owners. What you need to know The Trump administration today launched another salvo in its ongoing soft war against China. An expansion of the Clean Network program may see Chinese apps banned from the Play Store and iOS App Store. U.S. companies may also be prohibited from using cloud services from the likes of Tencent and Baidu. In a move that is likely to further increase hostilities between the two nations, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced an expansion of the Trump's administration's Clean Network program against "malign actors," though the target of these measures is clear: China. Referring to the Chinese Community Party as a "malign actor" and Chinese carriers as "untrusted," ... Source: Trump signs executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat dealings (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/q-AjUd2By8Q/trump-admin-announces-initiative-ban-chinese-apps-cloud-platforms) |