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Trump issues bans on China’s TikTok, WeChat, stoking tension with Beijing

By Administrator_India Capital Sands U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent , operator of messenger app WeChat, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing. The executive orders, which go into effect in 45 days, come after the Trump administration …

India quizzing owners of banned Chinese apps over content and practices

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Chinese companies such as TikTok-owner ByteDance have been asked by India to answer 77 questions about their apps that have been banned by New Delhi, including whether they censored content, worked on behalf of foreign governments or lobbied influencers. India’s Information Technology Ministry has given the companies three weeks to respond …