19-08-2020 16:51 via ocregister.com

WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just China

By TALI ARBEL, KELVIN CHAN and JOSEPH PISANI | Associated Press
For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it’s a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China.
That lifeline is now under attack by an executive order from President Donald Trump that could ban the app in the U.S. as early as mid-September, potentially severing vital relationships.
“It’s the first thing I check in the morning,” Sha Zhu, a Chinese-American in W
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