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| According to China the bans on TikTok and WeChat are against WTO regulations |
A trade official said: China said at the World Trade Organization meeting that the US restrictions on Chinese smart applications (TikTok) and (WeChat) WeChat are inconsistent with the organization's rules.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has ordered a ban on downloading these two apps from the US app store. ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has been ordered to sell its business to a US company for national security reasons. However, US judges questioned the government's case.
A trade official familiar with the matter said that the Chinese representative said at a private meeting on Friday that the measures "clearly violate World Trade Organization rules, restrict cross-border trade in services, and violate the principles and principles of the fundamental principles of the multilateral trading system. Tor." . "
The actor said: The actor described the US’s failure to provide concrete evidence that the reason for its actions was a "clear violation" of the rules.
The trade official said: The United States defended its actions at the meeting, saying: Its goal is to reduce national security risks. The government said earlier that the Chinese government has the right to access US user data.
It is believed that the Chinese statement itself will not have any consequences, but China can file a formal complaint with an organization based in Geneva.
It should be noted that TikTok and WeChat were banned due to Trump's August 6 administrative order, and the Commerce Department had 45 days to determine which transactions should be considered a threat to national security. I stumbled upon the program. The deadline is September last year.
Reuters reported last September, citing three people with knowledge of the matter, that Beijing had opposed the forced sale of TikTok businesses in the US and agreed to stop short video apps in the US. .
According to sources, Chinese officials believe the forced sale will make BiteDance and China look weak under pressure from Washington.