The Biden administration revoked the executive order signed by former President Donald Trump against Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat apps, and issued a new order to strengthen censorship of Chinese apps and software that may threaten Americans’ data .

The order signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday is the latest move to address the growing security risks that Washington believes comes from China. He instructed his government to establish a procedure to determine which applications and software from foreign adversaries, including China, threaten the national security of the United States.

The order establishes a mechanism to conduct “rigorous, evidence-based analysis” to assess “risks posed by software designed, developed, manufactured, or provided by persons owned or controlled by or under the jurisdiction of foreign counterparties”, including . .. China”.

Mobile coverage three command From Trump prohibits Americans from using short video app TikTok and messaging platform WeChat. As court cases challenged its basis, these injunctions have effectively become meaningless. The Biden administration hopes that the new executive order will establish a stricter framework and lay a firmer legal foundation for any future bans.

The order also expanded the scope of Trump-era measures by ordering the Department of Commerce to determine whether Americans’ health and genetic data are threatened by software produced by American opponents. The Biden administration stated that China is seeking to “use digital technology and American data in ways that bring unacceptable national security risks, while advancing authoritarian control and benefits.”

The Biden administration has recently taken a number of measures to reduce national security threats from China.Last week, Biden signed an order that expanded another Trump measure to ban Americans from Investment in 59 Chinese companies Is seen as undermining the national security of the United States.

On Tuesday, the government announced a Supply chain review The aim is to reduce the United States’ dependence on China on a range of technologies and materials (such as rare earths) that are essential for the manufacture of everything from electric vehicles and smartphones to fighter jets and precision guided missiles.

Eric Sayers, a security expert at the American Enterprise Institute, said: “When you consider this new executive order and last week’s investment actions, the government is clearly shifting from months of review to more Continuous action and implementation period.”

“The real success of this new data security framework will be the adoption of it by other countries struggling to balance open data streams with a more trusted model to ensure security,” Saiers said.