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Trump Administration Reassures Apple, Other Firms on Using WeChat in China

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  • Outreach by officials follows lobbying push by companies
  • Technical details of partial ban still being hammered out
TikTok Plans to File Suit Against Trump’s Order

The Trump administration is privately seeking to reassure U.S. companies including Apple Inc. that they can still do business with the WeChat messaging app in China, according to several people familiar with the matter, two weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a U.S. ban on the Chinese-owned service.

In recent days, senior administration officials have been reaching out to some companies, realizing that the impact of an all-out ban on the popular app, owned by China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd., could be devastating for U.S. technology, retail, gaming, telecommunications and other industries, people familiar with the discussions said.