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Apple has removed Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, The Wall Street Journal reported. This follows a 2023 law from Chinese authorities that requires the removal of unregistered or outdated apps on iOS’ and Android’s app stores.

The removal comes amid an increasingly tense climate between the US and China on tech products, which include a chip war and a possible TikTok ban by the US government.