[Breaking] "US to Ban TikTok Downloads and WeChat Use After the 20th"
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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, stated in an interview with Fox News on the 18th (local time) that starting from the night of the 20th, downloads of the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and the use of the WeChat messenger within the United States will be banned, according to the Wall Street Journal. He cited national security and personal information protection as reasons.
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