Trump bans transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay, WeChat Pay

Trump bans transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay, WeChat Pay

REUTERS/Aly Song

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay, the White House said, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office this month.

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