China: Biden move on TikTok, WeChat a 'positive step'


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© iStock China on Thursday lauded the Biden administration's move to replace Trump-era executive orders to ban TikTok and WeChat, among other apps, as a "positive step." “We hope that the U.S. will treat Chinese companies fairly and avoid politicizing economic and trade issues,” Commerce Ministry spokesperson Gao Feng said at news briefing Thursday, adding that the move was a “positive step in the right direction," according to The Associated Press. On Wednesday, the White House replaced executive orders Trump made against the Chinese apps with a new executive order calling for an “evidence-based” analysis of transactions involving apps that...