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Trump widens US ban on Chinese apps as his term nears end

by Michael LiedtkeBarbara Ortutay
| January 5, 2021 6:27 PM

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay in an escalation of a trade war that has been unfolding through most of his term.

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