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TikTok threatens legal action against Trump US ban

President Trump is targeting China's WeChat and TikTok, citing national security concerns.

President Trump is targeting China's WeChat and TikTok, citing national security concerns. Paul Mozer of the New York Times in Taipei explains why American companies have been given 45 days notice to wind up any business they have with the Chinese social media apps. We take a look at the US jobs market, as the latest monthly figures are published, and the 大象传媒's Elizabeth Hotson asks whether job retention schemes that have been introduced around the world offering generous welfare payments have made some people think twice about heading back to the office. We have a report from India, a year on from the country removing special status from Indian-administered Kashmir, examining whether economic promises made at the time have been fulfilled. Plus, Riley Andersen, co-founder of Umami Games, which is a player in the new world of so-called hyper casual gaming, discusses the firm's biggest hits so far. And we get wider context on the sector from Tim Bradshaw, global technology correspondent for the Financial Times.

(Picture: WeChat and TikTok icons on a smartphone. Picture credit: EPA.)

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Fri 7 Aug 2020 14:32GMT

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