San Francisco, United States: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a ban on Alipay, WeChat spend and other apps linked to Chinese providers, saying they could route user data to the government in Beijing.
The executive order is to take impact in 45 days, weeks right after Trump is replaced in the White House by President-elect Joe Biden.
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It also comes right after prior executive orders aimed at banning TikTok, which is owned by China-primarily based ByteDance, had been derailed by court rulings indicating Trump overstepped his legal authority.