The Trump administration's actions against the two companies should be reviewed as part of a more "comprehensive strategy" on Chinese use of U.S. data and intellectual property, the White House said.

Barkat Ventures has a low profile outside Iran.

The reckoning is just beginning.

The reversal is bound to cause some whiplash.

President Donald Trump's executive order against Alipay, WeChat Pay and other Chinese apps won't take effect for 45 days — more than two weeks after Joe Biden has been inaugurated.

The president-elect faulted Trump's handling of the fallout from the cyber-espionage campaign and said he should name the culprit, which Biden said was likely Russia.