Mr. Trump signed an order banning transactions with the company that owns TikTok, WeChat 0
(Dan Tri) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning all US transactions with ByteDance and Tecent – owners of two popular applications TikTok and WeChat after the next 45 days.
President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters)
In an executive order signed on August 6, President Donald Trump said the TikTok application is used for disinformation campaigns to benefit China.
`The United States must take tough action against TikTok’s owners to protect our national security,` Mr. Trump stated in the order.
President Trump’s executive order bans all transactions by any individual or organization in the US with ByteDance – owner of the TikTok video application.
In another executive order, President Trump said WeChat `automatically collects huge amounts of user information.
A similar ban also applies to Tecent – the corporation that owns the WeChat messaging application.
In a statement released yesterday, the White House said `the proliferation of mobile applications owned and developed by Chinese companies in the United States continues to threaten national security, foreign policy and the US economy.`
President Trump earlier this week announced that he would give TikTok until September 15 to complete the transfer of operations in the US to Microsoft or this application will be completely banned in the US.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US will launch a campaign to prevent Chinese applications, as well as Chinese telecommunications companies, from accessing sensitive information about American businesses and people.
Both the US Senate and House of Representatives voted for a bill banning federal employees from using the TikTok app on government devices.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin yesterday stated that the US moves went against market principles and were not based on reality.
Both TikTok and its owner ByteDance have denied any connection to the Chinese government.
Mr. Trump signed an order to reduce dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 to promote the production of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment in the US, reduce drug prices and protect the US from the risk of shortage of medical supplies during the Covid pandemic.
The long-awaited executive order includes a provision called “Buy America,” which mandates federal procurement of certain medical devices and pharmaceuticals deemed essential, and eliminates
The order is said to be part of the Trump administration’s efforts to dislodge China from the supply chain.
`As we have seen in this epidemic, America needs to produce essential equipment and pharmaceuticals on its own. We cannot rely on China or other countries because one day they may refuse
“Over the next four years, we will bring our medical and pharmaceutical supply chains back home.
American companies are skeptical about President Trump’s decree, warning that the move could prompt retaliation from China and other suppliers in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic that is claiming the lives of more than 1,000 Americans.
