Trump issues orders for US ban on WeChat, TikTok

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Trump issues orders for US ban on WeChat, TikTok
US President Donald Trump issued executive orders on Thursday banning any US transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, owner of the WeChat app, starting in 45 days. The orders come as the Trump administration said this week it was stepping ...

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