Trump’s attack on WeChat and TikTok highlights cost of China’s technological rivalry


With a sideswipe at an icon of Chinese tech, one that every adult in China is utterly familiar with, Trump has delivered a message that has been heard in Shenzhen, China’s other tech hubs in Hangzhou, and the national capital Beijing. — Bloomberg

LOS ANGELES: If Donald Trump wanted to shore up America’s national security with his Thursday night executive orders pinpointing two Chinese apps, he has certainly not achieved much.

On the other hand, if he wanted to send a political message, and make it perfectly clear that China’s technological rivalry with America comes at a price, he succeeded hands down.

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