Beijing, Aug 6 (P L) China accused the United States today of violating market principles with its plan to ban the use of mobile applications developed here, arguing that they pose a security risk.
He said that Washington does not have elements to proceed with this measure and urged its authorities to create conditions for the normal development of economic and commercial activities of foreign companies.
Wang responded this way after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced yesterday the extension of the program called ‘Clean Network’ directed against China.
Through this plan, the White House wants to ban mobile applications such as WeChat and Tik Tok because it considers them to be ‘an unreliable and significant threat to the personal data of U.S. citizens.’
It also intends to prevent apps made in the United States from being pre-installed or available for download on phones and wireless devices made in China by firms like Huawei.
Pompeo’s announcement follows President Donald Trump’s pressure on Tik Tok, also over alleged security risks. Earlier this week, the U.S president told Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell its popular platform to Microsoft, or else he would shut it down in mid-September. Continue reading