China’s Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it was “resolutely opposed” to the US decision to ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday night.
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from US app stores. (Reuters)
China’s Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it was “resolutely opposed” to the US decision to ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday night.
If the United States does not correct its mistakes, then China will take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate interests of Chinese companies, the ministry added without giving details.
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat.
The bans, announced on Friday, affect only new downloads and updates and are less sweeping than expected, particularly for TikTok, giving its parent group ByteDance some breathing space to clinch an agreement over the fate of its US operations.
WeChat, an all-in-one messaging, social media and electronic payment app, faces more severe restrictions from Sunday. Existing TikTok users, on the other hand, will see little change until Nov. 12 when a ban on some technical transactions will kick in, which TikTok said would amount to an effective ban.