Tencent shares slide more than 4% after Trump bans WeChat

Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, China Internet giant Tencent Holdings CEO. Credit: AFP Photo

Chinese tech giant Tencent's shares fell more than four percent on Friday morning following US President Donald Trump's orders to ban WeChat-related US transactions.

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The orders come as the Trump administration said this week it was stepping up efforts to purge "untrusted" Chinese apps from US digital networks and called the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok and messenger app WeChat "significant threats".

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