Biden revoking Trump-era TikTok, WeChat ban orders ‘positive step’: China

A relieved China on Thursday welcomed the US move to drop the Trump-era executive orders to ban its popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying it is a “positive step in the right direction”.

The US should treat Chinese companies fairly and justly and refrain from politicising trade issues, state-run CGTN quoted Commerce ministry spokesperson Gao Feng as saying.

However, he said, the Biden administration’s move to revoke orders against banning Chinese apps was a “positive step in the right direction”.

The White House on Wednesday revoked the previous government’s ban on short video sharing platform TikTok and messaging app WeChat and said the Biden administration will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China.