White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Thursday that the Trump administration is considering banning more Chinese apps that pose a threat to U.S. national security.
According to CNBC, Meadows made the remarks on Air Force One to reporters accompanying him, but he did not address which specific apps would be banned.
Meadows made a similar statement a short time ago. According to Reuters, he said last month that authorities were considering banning apps “that could collect personal data and pose a potential national security risk.
Washington has already taken action against a number of Chinese technology companies that may have collected user data, including Huawei and TikTok’s parent company, BytePlus, which have denied handing over user data. The companies have denied handing over user data to Beijing authorities.
President Trump on August 14 ordered ByteHop to divest itself of TikTok’s U.S. operations within 90 days. Among the companies in talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. business are Oracle, as well as Microsoft and Walmart, which are bidding for the company.
The $20 billion to $30 billion deal, which was expected to close this week, has been thrown into sudden jeopardy by Chinese authorities’ announcement of updated technology export restrictions. Word-of-mouth said it would “strictly comply” with the regulations. China’s Ministry of Commerce said earlier this week that the export restrictions are not company-specific.
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