Trump’s WeChat Ban Risks Cratering Apple’s iPhone Business in China


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Trump's executive order could spark an iPhone exodus in China because Apple would be forced to pull WeChat —one of the most popular apps in the country— from the iOS app store. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) President Trump’s executive order targeting Chinese messaging app WeChat risks creating a major unintended victim: Apple. US users may have never heard of WeChat , but the app is a must-have for hundreds of millions people in China. It’s basically a chat service, social media hub, and mobile payment platform all rolled into one. So imagine if your iPhone could no longer update...