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Chinese tech giant Tencent’s WeChat app sees downloads surge before U.S. ban By Reuters Posted on Author mikephite © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Illustration picture of WeChat app with U.S. and China flags HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Tencent’s (HK:) WeChat messaging app has seen a surge in downloads in the United States since Friday after Washington confirmed it would push ahead with a planned ban of the app, data showed on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Commerce issued an order requiring Apple Inc (O:) and Alphabet Inc’s Google (O:) to remove WeChat for downloads on national security grounds,...
