Trump’s WeChat Ban Likely to Backfire

As usual, crackdown appears ill-thought-out and more likely to do harm than good

By: Joyce Chen

The decision earlier this month by US President Donald Trump to ban TikTok and WeChat – two strongholds of Chinese social media in the United States and beyond – is confusing and likely more harmful to American citizens of Chinese descent and US companies than to China.

The president, as widely reported, issued the ban while blaming the Chi…