US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order banning transactions, claiming security risks for the Chinese payment app Alipay, which is said to have more than one billion users, and the next administration of Biden Before the change to China, we have launched hard-line measures against China.
On the 5th, President Trump will be the developer and administrator of eight apps such as "Alipay" operated by a company under the umbrella of China's largest online shopping company "Alibaba Group" and "WeChat Pay" from the end of next month. We have signed a presidential decree prohibiting transactions with such companies.
A senior Trump administration official said, "A large amount of personal data of Americans, including government officials, could be leaked to the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party through the app, which is a security risk. The data is a one-party dictatorship. It doesn't encourage them to go to the government. "
"Alipay" is said to have more than 1 billion users, mainly in China, and can also be used in Japan.
Last year, the Trump administration banned transactions with Chinese IT companies, such as ByteDance, which operates the world-famous video sharing app "TikTok," and after the presidential election in November, China's major communications By banning investment in companies and announcing sanctions on Chinese companies and officials one after another, we have launched hard measures against China before the change to the next administration of Biden.