Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if US bans WeChat: China’s Foreign Ministry, East Asia


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BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if the United States bans WeChat, China's foreign ministry spokesman warned Friday (Aug 28), as the clock ticks down on a US order to block the popular social app. US President Donald Trump this month announced a ban from mid-September on WeChat and another Chinese-owned app, TikTok, accusing them of threatening national security, further stoking tensions between Beijing and Washington. But foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted on Friday that "if WeChat is banned, then there will be no reason why Chinese shall keep iPhone and Apple products". Mr Zhao already said...