Citing India, Donald Trump blocks eight Chinese apps over national security
Taking India’s example of banning more than 200 Chinese apps, US President Donald Trump has signed a new
| 7 Jan 2021 8:06 AM GMT
SAN FRANCISCO: Taking India s example of banning more than 200 Chinese apps, US President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that blocks transactions with Chinese companies running eight apps, including Jack Ma-owned Ant Group s Alipay, Tencent s QQ and WeChat Pay applications.
Transactions will be prohibited in 45 days, said the order. Other apps include CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office which are already banned in India.