Director of the National Trade Council Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media following a television interview outside the White House on 28 August, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
Director of the National Trade Council Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media following a television interview outside the White House on 28 August, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
TikTok ban
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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,’ White House trade adviser Peter 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

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Coco Feng in Beijing

Updated: 4:10pm, 15 Oct, 2020

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Director of the National Trade Council Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media following a television interview outside the White House on 28 August, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
Director of the National Trade Council Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media following a television interview outside the White House on 28 August, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
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