Donald Trump Ordeno bans transactions with Alipay, WeChat Pay and other Chinese apps

Donald Trump, President of the United States (ERIN SCHAFF / ZUMA PRESS / CONTACT PHOTO / Archive)
Donald Trump, President of the United States (ERIN SCHAFF / ZUMA PRESS / CONTACT PHOTO / Archive)

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, ordered this March the ban on all transactions with Alipay, WeChat Pay and other applications related to Chinese companies, arguing that these could send information to the Chinese government.

The executive order will enter into force in 45 days, weeks after Trump was reinstated in the White House by Democrat Joe Biden, who won the November 3 election.

An official of the administration said that the order and its application had not been discussed with the “possible administration of Biden”.

Trump’s maneuver also produces despise that previous executives’ orders destined to ban TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance in China, are frustrated by legal failures indicating that Trump is being extradited in his legal authority.

The office in Shanghai of Alipay, owned by Group Ant, which is a branch of the Chinese giant of e-commerce Alibaba (REUTERS / Archive)
The office in Shanghai of Alipay, owned by Group Ant, which is a branch of the Chinese giant of e-commerce Alibaba (REUTERS / Archive)

Applications to those who refer to the new ban are eligible for payment elevadísimo number of descargas, it means that tens of millions of users can correct the risk of getting their data, according to the administration official.

“We are dealing with articulation around the world and taking steps to prevent the invasion of China’s great data strategy – photos, text messages, phone calls to fathers – to be fed into this massive herrama- tion for global oppression,” he said. functionary.

The Trump Order also allows the Secretary of Commerce to review and evaluate what other applications should be included in the prohibition. Number specifically to Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay and WPS Office.

“This data recovery will be proportionate to the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Communist Party of China access to the personal information and property of the United States, which will allow China to provide for the employment of federal employees and contractors.” company by Trump.

The veto will affect any transaction through these applications with persons or property subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

A Paging System WeChat in Guangzhou, China.  Photo tomada on May 9, 2017 (REUTERS / Bobby Yip)
A Paging System WeChat in Guangzhou, China. Photo tomada on May 9, 2017 (REUTERS / Bobby Yip)

China’s efforts to rob data of state meetings show the intention of these users’ countries “to promote its economic and national security agenda”, the text reads.

The decree mentions various cybernetic intrusions attributed to China in the last few years that compromise the data of millions of residents, including a Chinese exchange rate on the Equifax company in 2017, which affected personal information at this time.

“The United States must take aggressive action against women by controlling connected software applications in China to protect our national security”, dijo Trump in the text of his executive order.

This decision raises tensions with China over hopes that the next 20-year-old Trump will join Democrat Joe Biden, president of the November general election.

United States has used numerous occasions in China to be behind cybercrimes against its companies or institutions, but its response has always been clear and asserted that it is precisely Washington that promotes espionage against goblins, companies or individuals.

With AFP information on EFE

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