The United States government does not usually block or censor lawful websites, foreign or domestic, because it subscribes to the idea that the Internet was designed to be open and connect everyone on earth.
On its face, then, US President Donald Trump's recent treatment of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat, which he threatened to ban from the US unless they could find American buyers, looks close-minded and belligerent.
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