China takes TikTok-WeChat ding-dong to World Trade Organization, accuses US, India of breaking global rules
Speaking at a closed door meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a representative of the Chinese government argued that the Trump administration’s recent efforts, and a ban in India, “are clearly inconsistent with WTO rules, restrict cross-border trading services and violate the basic principles and objectives of the multilateral trading system,” according to a trade official quoted in media reports.
That same official said that the Chinese rep pointed out that the US had failed to provide any evidence the app – and Middle Kingdom chat app WeChat – represented a threat to national security; the official reason given for blocking the apps in America. The US was engaging in a “clear abuse” of the rules, the Chinese government argued.
