Give up WeChat or lose your iPhone? Chinese users wait to see what impact Trump ban will have


The US President’s executive order banning the messaging app in America could hit business communications. Apple customers worry WeChat could be pulled from app stories, leaving them with a dilemma. — AFP

Chinese WeChat users have been left confused by Donald Trump’s order banning the popular messaging and videoing app, with some who use it to communicate with the outside world wondering how it will affect them.

The vaguely worded ban prohibits “any transaction related to WeChat” that involves its parent company Tencent.

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