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China demands proof that Canada’s WeChat ban is justified
HONG KONG, HONG KONG - JUNE 29: A smart phone with the icons for the social networking apps WeChat and others seen on the screen on June 29 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Tips for original content creators on WeChat is back on both iOS and Android after the WeChat team reached an agreement with Apple. According to the FAQ in WeChat"u2019s announcement, WeChat will hold any tips for 7 days before adding them to the author"u2019s WeChat Pay account. (Photo by S3studio/Getty Images)
politics
Canada deepens ban on Chinese technology by barring WeChat from federal government devices
FILE - Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, on Aug. 7, 2020. An Australian Senate committee has on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from federal government devices be extended to China's most popular social media platform, WeChat. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
asia-pacific business
Chinese payment giants revive effort to accept foreign credit cards
FILE PHOTO: MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken June 9, 2016. This logo has been updated and is no longer in use. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/Illustration
international business
China leads the world in counterfeit, pirated products: U.S. report
FILE PHOTO: Counterfeit handbags are displayed at the Customs headquarters in Hong Kong, China, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
report on business
With Twitter in turmoil since Elon Musk’s takeover, questions mount over his vision
FILE - Elon Musk arrives at the justice center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. According to a filing posted late Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of Tesla stock during the week, but it wasn’t clear where the proceeds were being spent. Musk has sold nearly $23 billion worth of Tesla stock since April, with much of the money likely going to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
report on business
How Tencent has weathered a tech crackdown by being invaluable to China’s censors
A worker wearing masks answer queries from visitors to the Tencent booth during the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2021. Shares of Chinese technology firms Alibaba and Tencent plunged Monday, July 11, 2022, a day after Chinese regulators fined their subsidiaries for not disclosing transactions and failing to comply with anti-monopoly rules. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
international business
Beijing prosecutors file lawsuit against Tencent over WeChat’s ‘youth mode’
FILE PHOTO: WeChat app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
world
WeChat deletes Chinese university LGBTQ accounts in fresh crackdown
In this Aug. 7, 2020, file photo, icons for the smartphone app WeChat is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. China’s most popular social media service has deleted accounts on LGBT topics run by university students and nongovernment groups, prompting concern the ruling Communist Party is tightening control over gay and lesbian content. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
politics
Watchdog raises concern about Canadian pension investments in China
FILE PHOTO: A man stands on an overpass with an electronic board showing Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
u.s. politics
U.S. drops Trump-era executive orders that sought to ban TikTok, WeChat
FILE - The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020. The European Commission said on Friday May 28, 2021, it has given the Chinese-owned video app TikTok one month to answer complaints from a European consumer group over its commercial practices and alleged breaches of consumers' rights.(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
politics
New report details Beijing’s foreign influence operations in Canada
A Chinese flag is illuminated by sunshine in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, September 22, 2016. China is threatening retaliation against Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned a new security law giving Beijing more control over Hong Kong.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
international business
China argues U.S. restrictions on TikTok and WeChat break WTO rules
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 14, 2020 shows a photo illustration with the logo of the social network application TikTok (L) and a US flag (R) shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing. - TikTok on September 29, 2020 launched a US election guide as part of an effort to battle misinformation on the wildly popular video-sharing app that the White House has targeted for a ban. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. business
Justice Department asks judge to allow U.S. to bar WeChat from U.S. app stores
FILE - A federal judge has approved a request from a group of WeChat users to delay looming U.S. government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a ruling dated Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in California said the government’s actions would affect users’ First Amendment rights as an effective ban on the app removes their platform for communication. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
u.s. business
U.S. to challenge judge’s order that blocked U.S. WeChat app store ban
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken Aug. 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
u.s. business
U.S. judge halts Commerce Department order to remove WeChat from app stores
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken Aug. 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
technology
Trump to shut off TikTok, WeChat to new U.S. users on Sunday
FILE PHOTO: A man holding a phone walks past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok, known locally as Douyin, at the International Artificial Products Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
technology
Tencent renames WeChat Work app as WeCom ahead of Trump ban
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen next to its logo in this illustration picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
u.s. business
U.S. firms in Shanghai say WeChat ban could hit competitiveness, revenue: survey
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken Aug. 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
international business
US WeChat users sue Trump over order banning messaging app
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo
technology
A U.S. WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just China
A U.S. WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just China
asia-pacific business
Corporate America worried Trump’s WeChat ban could be bad for business: report
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Wechat Pay sign at the Tencent company headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China August 7, 2020. REUTERS/David Kirton/File Photo
u.s. business
Trump unveils bans on owners of WeChat and TikTok, stoking tension with Beijing
Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
international business
China punishes microblog platform Weibo for interfering with communication
Sina Weibo's booth is pictured at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 2017 in Beijing, China April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee
politics
Digital Government Minister distances herself from online account that promoted fundraiser to sue journalist
President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
british columbia
China’s WeChat censorship during COVID-19 outbreak poses public-health risk, researchers say
The WeChat app icon in Beijing, on Dec. 5, 2013.
world
Coronavirus outbreak thrusts China into a mass experiment in remote work
Workers put up government propaganda to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, on Feb. 20, 2020.
canada
Canadian evacuees from Wuhan pass time in quarantine at CFB Trenton with video chats, parking lot walks
TRENTON, ON - FEBRUARY 06: A red cross truck is parked at the Yukon Lodge on CFB Trenton, where the passengers from the Wuhan evacuation flight to Canada will spend 14 days quarantined on February 6, 2020 in Trenton, Canada. Five cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Canada. A second flight from China is scheduled for February 10. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
world
China’s Tencent apologizes after WeChat translates Canadian flag into ‘He’s in prison’
A picture illustration shows a WeChat app icon in Beijing, on Dec. 5, 2013.