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China: U.S. shooting itself in the foot with bans on TikTok, WeChat

August 7, 2020 at 4:04 PM
The Trump administration’s move to block two Chinese-owned technology companies from operating in the U.S. for national security reasons will end up harming the U.S.’ own interests, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed on Friday. President Trump on Thursday night signed executive orders banning any U.S. citizen or entity from engaging in a transaction with ByteDance and Tencent, the respective Chinese parent companies of TikTok and WeChat, beginning in 45 days. TikTok is a social media app for sharing short...


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