China Prepares Retribution For The US Banning TikTok As Of Today

Illustration (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Chinese government is preparing countermeasures against the United States government to ban the video-sharing application TikTok and electronic payment application and social media WeChat.

If the US persists, China will undoubtedly take the necessary countermeasures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the two Chinese companies, according to a statement by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) circulating in local media reported by Antara, Sunday, September 20.

US President Donald Trump banned his citizens from using the two Chinese-made apps as of today, September 20.

The ban seriously undermines the rights of companies and disrupts the order of the market, Mofcom was quoted as saying by China Daily.

Mofcom considered the US decision to be baseless and could damage the confidence of international investors who want to invest there.

"We are disappointed by the decision and this application is blocked for new downloaders starting on Sunday and this application is banned starting November 12. In the US we have a community of 100 million TikTok users because it has become a place of entertainment, personal expression, and making connections," said the management. US representative TikTok quoted Xinhua.

The US Ministry of Commerce, last Friday issued a decision that the TikTok application could no longer be found in the Apple Store and Google Pay starting today.

Then starting November 12, TikTok and WeChat will be banned in the superpower.

Previously, TikTok succeeded in embracing US internet data company Oracle. Currently the agreement between the two companies is awaiting approval from the authorities in China and the US.