<p>Beijing on Friday accused the United States of "suppression" after President Donald Trump ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese social media giants TikTok and WeChat.</p>.<p>Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing that the US move came at the expense of American users and companies.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://bit.ly/31ylhqy" target="_blank">Trump issues orders for US ban on WeChat, TikTok starting in 45 days</a></strong></p>.<p>Trump's executive orders, which take effect in 45 days, bar anyone under US jurisdiction from doing business with the owners of TikTok or WeChat.</p>.<p>They come as the world's two biggest economies clash over a host of issues from the coronavirus to Hong Kong and Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.</p>.<p>Trump's orders say the social media giants are a threat to US "national security, foreign policy, and economy", as the president seeks to curb China's power in global technology.</p>.<p>Wang said "the US frequently abuses its national power and unjustifiably suppresses non-US companies".</p>.<p>"At the expense of the rights and interests of US users and companies, the US... is carrying out arbitrary political manipulation and suppression," he added.</p>
<p>Beijing on Friday accused the United States of "suppression" after President Donald Trump ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese social media giants TikTok and WeChat.</p>.<p>Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing that the US move came at the expense of American users and companies.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://bit.ly/31ylhqy" target="_blank">Trump issues orders for US ban on WeChat, TikTok starting in 45 days</a></strong></p>.<p>Trump's executive orders, which take effect in 45 days, bar anyone under US jurisdiction from doing business with the owners of TikTok or WeChat.</p>.<p>They come as the world's two biggest economies clash over a host of issues from the coronavirus to Hong Kong and Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.</p>.<p>Trump's orders say the social media giants are a threat to US "national security, foreign policy, and economy", as the president seeks to curb China's power in global technology.</p>.<p>Wang said "the US frequently abuses its national power and unjustifiably suppresses non-US companies".</p>.<p>"At the expense of the rights and interests of US users and companies, the US... is carrying out arbitrary political manipulation and suppression," he added.</p>