Washington — The Trump administration will announce measures shortly against “a broad array” of Chinese-owned software deemed to pose national-security risks, US secretary of state Michael Pompeo said on Sunday.
The comments suggest a possible widening of US measures beyond TikTok, the popular music-video app owned by Bytedance, one of China’s biggest tech companies. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he planned to ban TikTok from the US, but his decision has not been announced. Pompeo signalled he expects a Trump announcement “shortly”...
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