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USA-Wechat, TikTok Ban/Update
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - May 12, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. White House
2. Security guards near White House
3. Lafayette Square, White House
FILE: Beijing, China - Aug 2020 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of building of ByteDance, parent company of TikTok, people walking
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of logos of ByteDance
6. Various of ByteDance employees at work
FILE: Los Angeles, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of TikTok platform
FILE: Los Angeles, California, USA - 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Short video clip of popular dog on TikTok
9. Graphic showing popular dog's TikTok video profile
FILE: Los Angeles, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. TikTok users' dancing video
FILE: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Exact Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of Tencent headquarters
12. Reception desk at Tencent office
FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Dec 2017 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Logo, mascots of WeChat
FILE: San Francisco, California, USA - May 2017 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of man using WeChat to talk with family
15. Various of people using WeChat to pay
FILE: Singapore - Nov 1, 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
16. Various of signboards of payments through WeChat Pay, Alipay
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked and replaced executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat and eight other software applications signed by former President Donald Trump.
The White House said President Biden revoked and replaced three E.O.s (executive orders) that aimed to prohibit transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and eight other communications and financial technology software applications; two of them are subject to litigation.
The new order signed by Biden on Wednesday directed the U.S. Commerce Department to instead evaluate software applications connected with "foreign adversaries" under recent U.S. supply-chain security rules "and take action, as appropriate," according to the White House.
The order also directed the Commerce Department to develop further options to protect sensitive personal data and address the "potential threat" from certain connected software applications.
Citing national security concerns, Trump had sought to block new users from downloading TikTok and WeChat in the United States, but his orders were blocked in U.S. federal district courts and never took effect.
The proposed ban on the apps had caused widespread concern and opposition in the United States. For some Americans, Facebook, TikTok and WeChat are fun and convenient ways to connect with their friends online.
U.S. experts have also warned that security concerns around data and privacy cannot be solved with bans on apps. On the contrary, U.S. bans on foreign apps could provide cover to other countries to spin up their own national security justification to ban apps from U.S. companies.
Following the latest revocation, spokesman from the Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng on Thursday called the move "a positive step" in the right direction.
He called on the U.S. side to treat Chinese enterprises in a fair and just manner and refrain from politicizing economic and trade matters.
USA-Wechat, TikTok Ban/Update
Dateline : June 9, 2021/File
Location : China United States
Duration : 1'26
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - May 12, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. White House
2. Security guards near White House
3. Lafayette Square, White House
FILE: Beijing, China - Aug 2020 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of building of ByteDance, parent company of TikTok, people walking
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of logos of ByteDance
6. Various of ByteDance employees at work
FILE: Los Angeles, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of TikTok platform
FILE: Los Angeles, California, USA - 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Short video clip of popular dog on TikTok
9. Graphic showing popular dog's TikTok video profile
FILE: Los Angeles, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. TikTok users' dancing video
FILE: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Exact Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of Tencent headquarters
12. Reception desk at Tencent office
FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Dec 2017 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Logo, mascots of WeChat
FILE: San Francisco, California, USA - May 2017 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of man using WeChat to talk with family
15. Various of people using WeChat to pay
FILE: Singapore - Nov 1, 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
16. Various of signboards of payments through WeChat Pay, Alipay
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked and replaced executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat and eight other software applications signed by former President Donald Trump.
The White House said President Biden revoked and replaced three E.O.s (executive orders) that aimed to prohibit transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and eight other communications and financial technology software applications; two of them are subject to litigation.
The new order signed by Biden on Wednesday directed the U.S. Commerce Department to instead evaluate software applications connected with "foreign adversaries" under recent U.S. supply-chain security rules "and take action, as appropriate," according to the White House.
The order also directed the Commerce Department to develop further options to protect sensitive personal data and address the "potential threat" from certain connected software applications.
Citing national security concerns, Trump had sought to block new users from downloading TikTok and WeChat in the United States, but his orders were blocked in U.S. federal district courts and never took effect.
The proposed ban on the apps had caused widespread concern and opposition in the United States. For some Americans, Facebook, TikTok and WeChat are fun and convenient ways to connect with their friends online.
U.S. experts have also warned that security concerns around data and privacy cannot be solved with bans on apps. On the contrary, U.S. bans on foreign apps could provide cover to other countries to spin up their own national security justification to ban apps from U.S. companies.
Following the latest revocation, spokesman from the Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng on Thursday called the move "a positive step" in the right direction.
He called on the U.S. side to treat Chinese enterprises in a fair and just manner and refrain from politicizing economic and trade matters.
ID : 8202875
Published : 2021-06-10 16:13
Last Modified : 2021-06-10 21:04:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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