The U.S. secretary of state hinted at possible action against more Chinese apps: “We’re going to make sure that American data not end in the hands of an adversary like the Chinese Communist Party, for whom we have seen data uses in Western China that rival the greatest human rights violations in the history of mankind.” (CNBC)

Talking point: Pompeo’s remarks come after executives of WeChat parent Tencent dismissed the impact of Trump’s ban, saying it would only affect its U.S. operations, which account for two per cent of its global revenue. Some speculate the next Chinese company in the “broader” ban could be Alibaba, a company Pompeo mentioned in remarks last Wednesday about “untrusted” Chinese-owned technology. Meanwhile, more than a dozen major U.S. multinational companies—including Apple, Ford, Walmart, Walt Disney and Goldman Sachs—voiced their concerns about the WeChat ban in a call with the White House on Tuesday. “For those who don’t live in China, they don’t understand how vast the implications are if American companies aren’t allowed to use it,” Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, told The Wall Street Journal. “They are going to be held at a severe disadvantage to every competitor.”