White House will crack down on more Chinese apps after TikTok, WeChat, Trump adviser Navarro says

‘It is critical that this country not use apps that are made in China,’ Navarro said in an interview. The Trump administration has previously issued orders banning transactions related to TikTok and WeChat, and ordering ByteDance to divest its US operations. — SCMP

The US government will go after more Chinese-made apps following earlier crackdowns on TikTok and WeChat, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said, as short video sensation TikTok heads toward a forced sale of its US operations.

“It is critical that this country not use apps that are made in China, or that can take our data and go to servers in China,” Navarro said on Monday in an interview with Fox Business, adding that this data will be used to “surveil, monitor and track” Americans.