U.S. President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders banning transactions with two leading Chinese apps; controversial video sharing app TikTok; and WeChat, one of the world’s most popular s…
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.
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