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Biden asks for pause in Trump’s effort to ban WeChat

The move comes as conservatives raise questions about the new administration’s policies toward China

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February 11, 2021 at 6:04 p.m. EST
(Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

The Biden administration Thursday asked a federal appeals court to place a hold on proceedings surrounding the Trump administration’s attempted ban of the Chinese social media app WeChat, a day after it asked a different court for a similar delay involving a TikTok case.

In both cases, the administration said it needed time to review the Trump administration’s proposed bans, which are now the subject of appeals hearings.