President Donald Trump issued an executive order to ban WeChat on August 6 in 45 days. Well, time flies that 45 day deadline is only 10 days away. The followings remind us what are the impacts going to be. They include Apple will be negatively impacted and US-China tension will intensify.
ZeroHedge, August 28：
In a rare comment about potentially boycotting American products, China's foreign ministry spokesman warned Friday if the Trump administration goes ahead with a ban on the popular messaging app WeChat, from mid-September on, then it would result in Chinese consumers ditching iPhones and other Apple products. "If WeChat is banned, then there will be no reason why Chinese shall keep iPhone and apple products," Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan tweeted. President Trump's executive order banning WeChat in the coming weeks would not just stoke further tensions between both superpowers, but also could lead to a massive hit for the world's most valuable company, Apple.
TF International Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo laid out in a note, the potential impact on Apple sales if a WeChat ban was seen. He said the hit would be absolutely devastating for Apple, resulting in a possible 25-30% annual decline in global phone shipments.
"For most Chinese people in China, WeChat is a sort of all-in-one app: a way to swap stories, talk to old classmates, pay bills, coordinate with co-workers, post envy-inducing vacation photos, buy stuff and get news. For the millions of members of China's diaspora, it is the bridge that links them to the trappings of home, from family chatter to food photos."
CNBC, August 7：
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday night (August 6) that would place a ban on business transactions with WeChat. WeChat is the primary service people in the US use to talk with friends and family in China, since US-based apps are already banned there. If Trump's executive order goes through, people in the US would have effectively no free way to talk to friends and loved ones in China.
CNN, August 8：
"Tencent (TCEHY)'s popular messaging app could now be banned in the US if the company doesn't agree to sell it by mid-September, as required by an executive order issued Thursday. WeChat is the latest target in President Trump's rapidly escalating tech war with China, which has also put short-form video app TikTok under fire. The news has shaken Chinese Americans and anyone with ties to China who rely on the app as the main way of keeping in touch with family and friends there. WeChat, called Weixin in China, functions like Facebook (FB), LinkedIn, Uber (UBER), Instagram and several other apps all rolled into one. For many Chinese people, WeChat is an indispensable app for connecting with the world."
唐纳德·特朗普总统于8月6日发布了一项行政命令，45天后禁止使用微信。好吧，时光飞逝，距45天的最后期限只有10天了。以下内容提醒我们将会产生什么影响。其中包括苹果将受到负面影响及中美紧张局势将加剧。
ZeroHedge，8月28日：
中国外交部发言人周五警告称，如果特朗普政府从9月中旬开始禁止流行的短信应用程序WeChat，那将导致中国消费者放弃iPhone和其他苹果手机及产品。外交部发言人赵立建在推特上说：“如果禁止微信，那么中国将没有理由保留iPhone和苹果产品。”特朗普总统在未来几周内禁止微信的行政命令不仅会引发两个超级大国之间的进一步紧张关系，而且还可能对这家全球最有价值的公司苹果造成巨大打击。
TF国际证券公司的郭明-在一份报告中指出，如果看到微信禁令，将对苹果的销售产生潜在影响。他说，这次打击对苹果绝对是灾难性的，导致全球手机出货量可能每年下降25-30％。
“对于大多数在中国的中国人来说，微信是一种多合一的应用程序：一种交流故事，与老同学交谈，支付账单，与同事协调，发布令人羡慕的度假照片，购买东西以及对于中国散居海外的成千上万的成员来说，正是将他们与家庭的陷阱联系在一起的桥梁，从家庭闲聊到美食照。”
CNBC，8月7日：
唐纳德·特朗普总统于周四晚（8月6日）发布了一项行政命令，该命令将禁止与微信进行商业交易。微信是美国人与中国朋友和家人聊天的主要服务，因为在美国已经禁止了基于美国的应用。如果特朗普的行政命令得以通过，美国人民实际上将没有自由的方式与中国的朋友和亲人交谈。
CNN，8月8日：
“如果周四发布的行政命令要求公司不同意在9月中旬之前出售腾讯（TCEHY）的流行消息应用程序，那么该应用程序现在可能在美国被禁止。微信是特朗普总统采取行动的最新目标并将迅速加剧与中国的技术战争，这也使短视频应用程序TikTok受到冲击。这一消息震惊了华裔美国人以及任何依赖该应用程序作为与家人和朋友保持联系的主要方式的中国人。微信在中国被称为微信，其功能如Facebook（FB），LinkedIn，Uber（UBER），Instagram和其他几个应用程序都融合为一个。对于许多中国人来说，WeChat是与世界联系的必不可少的应用程序。”
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