President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay and WeChat pay. The order goes into effect in 45 days, at which point Joe Biden will be the president, so the order’s fate is unclear. The orders follow two others Trump signed in August banning dealings with the popular video app TikTok as well as WeChat. The order’s follow two others Trump signed in August, banning dealings with the popular video app TikTok as well as WeChat. The fate of those apps in the U.S. is still unclear.
