WASHINGTON: China and China-linked entities are about to learn a harsh lesson in global economics and survival. Antagonizing India and the United States and losing the two biggest markets in the world is one way to become irrelevant.
US President
Donald Trump
on Friday said he is banning
TikTok
, the Chinese video-sharing social networking service, following India’s lead in canning the app, following China’s predatory moves on the border. Although Trump did not refer to New Delhi’s action while disclosing he would scrub the app, possibly as early as Saturday, US officials cited similar grounds – national security – while shooting down TikTok’s attempt to get around the upcoming ban by divesting to US ent