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Student Advancement’s Sara Gaines discusses U.S. Commerce Department order prohibiting downloads or updates to WeChat

Trump’s ban on WeChat leaves many people, especially Chinese Americans, scrambling to find ways to stay in contact with loved ones in China

Business InsiderSara Gaines, assistant director of student advancement, weighed in on a U.S. Commerce Department order prohibiting downloads or updates to the Chinese messaging app WeChat. Gaines discussed a translation function that allows her to receive updates about her father and communicate with her stepmom, who speaks Chinese and doesn’t know English.