The latest Executive Order from Trump:

A little more now:

  • Ban is including Ant Group's Alipay
  • the Commerce Department will define which transactions will be banned
  • targets Tencent Holdings' QQ Wallet and WeChat pay, Camscanner

A US official says

  • The move is aimed at curbing the threat to Americans posed by Chinese software applications, which have large user bases and access to sensitive data, the official said.