The WeChat app, which is slightly more popular in the US than Tiktok, is widely used by Chinese expats in the US. But these executive orders are vague and confusing. The order does not specify what types of transactions are prohibited. The order states that after 45 days, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will make it clear.
So it is not clear how this will affect the performance of the applications in the US. Uncertainty remains over how this will affect Tencent’s other services. The orders do not state that it bans both applications directly. Instead it is a move to bring them restrictions in other ways.
Tencent’s response is that the order is being reviewed. Tiktok alleged that the order was not issued through proper procedures. Tiktok said it would weaken trust in the United States and its commitment to the rule of law.
In the United States, meanwhile, ticks are under threat of complete ban. BiteDance has been warned to sell Tiktok to an American company or face a ban. In this case, Microsoft is trying to acquire Tiktok, a leading American company. Meanwhile, Trump signed a new order.
