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US: /CHINA: Per the FT: "The White House is considering putting TikTok on a

blacklist that would effectively prevent Americans from using the popular video

app, as one option to prevent China from obtaining personal data via the social

media platform. Three people familiar with the debate inside the Trump

administration said one proposal being mulled was to place ByteDance, the

Chinese parent company of the social media app, on the commerce department's

"entity list". That move would make it exceptionally hard for US companies to

provide technology to TikTok. The restrictions would include software, meaning

that Apple and other app stores could no longer provide updates over their

platforms. One senior US official said the "entity list" was one approach being

debated, as the administration weighed how to ensure that China could not obtain

the personal data of American citizens. The US last year placed Huawei, the

Chinese telecoms company, on the entity list over allegations that it helps

China conduct espionage."