A federal judge later issued a temporary injunction blocking the WeChat ban, meaning both platforms remain available in the United States. ADToday, the United States is far more entangled with its principal adversary. Chinese President Xi Jinping has intensified efforts under a Made-in-China 2025 initiative to develop homegrown innovations. While the United States already has taken unprecedented steps to sever technology links to China, tougher action could lie ahead. By a margin of 66 percent to 26 percent, Americans in April held an unfavorable view of China, according to the Pew Research Center.

Source: Washington Post September 20, 2020 21:11 UTC