Ties between the world’s two superpowers are on increasingly delicate ground, following Pres. Trump’s move to prohibit U.S. residents from doing business with the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok and messaging app WeChat.
, but it is the potential ban on WeChat that could have the greater impact and greater potential fallout for the citizens of both countries.Smartphone users browse through the video-sharing app TikTok in Amritsar, India, June 30, 2020.While TikTok was built for an international market that is walled off from China, WeChat is part and parcel to how daily life in China operates.
TikTok, owned by ByteDance, says it was “shocked” by the ban, which “sets a dangerous precedent for the concept of free expression and open markets.” The company added that it would"pursue all remedies available," giving rise to speculation that it may take legal action. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks during a news conference in Beijing, July 27, 2020.Lately, Trump has been pushing for TikTok to be sold to an American company.MORE: Content creators react to possible US ban on TikTok
An informal poll posted on Weibo, the Chinese microblogging website, on Friday asked users if in the event of a WeChat ban on the iPhone, whether they would uninstall the app or switch phones. The overwhelming response was to ditch the iPhone.MORE: Can Trump demand payment from the Microsoft, TikTok deal? Probably not
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