President ***** has signed a new executive order prohibiting transactions with the companies behind eight Chinese apps, including Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent’s QQ and WeChat Pay. Transactions will be prohibited in 45 days, according to text of the order shared by Voice of America White House bureau chief Steve Herman on Twitter. Reuters was the first to report the news.
The full list of apps includes: Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office.
The executive order bans transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including @Alipay. pic.twitter.com/bZ150ElaTa
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) January 5, 2021
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that President ***** signed the…