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What a Tibetan singer’s self-immolation in Lhasa reveals about Chinese oppression
Dorjee Wangmo •Tsewang Norbu is the 158th Tibetan to have set himself on fire in Tibet as a form of protest against Chinese oppression
China accused of 'interference' after Australian PM Scott Morrison's WeChat account hacked
•Scott Morrison's account on the Chinese social media app appears to have been replaced with one titled 'Australian Chinese new life.'
Accounts of major university queer rights groups in China blocked from WeChat, prompting protests and fear of censorship
•Chinese social media firms frequently censor content deemed to be politically sensitive or inappropriate, with censors previously targeting LGBTQ-related content on video streaming apps and foreign films.
Donald Trump orders ban on transactions through Alipay, WeChat Pay and six other Chinese apps
•The order said action is needed to ‘deal with the national emergency’ caused by the ‘pervasiveness of the spread’ of apps created and controlled in China
TikTok confirms proposed deal with Oracle, Walmart for US business; Donald Trump touts deal as 'fantastic'
•The deal will lead to the creation of a new company, headquartered in Texas, that will have 'nothing to do with China' but will still be called TikTok, according to the president
US bans use of WeChat from Sunday; similar prohibition on TikTok from November
•The US government said its order, previously announced by Donald Trump in August, will combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data
US WeChat users sue Donald Trump administration over executive order banning messaging app
•The complaint was filed by US WeChat Users Alliance and people who say they use the app for work and staying in touch with relatives
Huawei to be cut-off from accessing US chip tech and components as Trump further tightens restrictions
•The US also added 38 Huawei affiliates to an existing list of companies banned from receiving some sensitive technologies.
Apple iPhone global sales may decline up to 30 percent if US bans WeChat: Report
Tech2 News Staff •Kuo has advised the investors to reduce their stock holdings of companies in Apple's supply chain 'due to risks of a WeChat ban'.
Donald Trump’s orders on WeChat and TikTok create confusion, but some in White House see upside
•The Trump administration has steadily ramped up its actions in a broader economic and geopolitical fight with China