WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expanding its efforts to block Chinese purchases in the us, going to make a firm that is chinese has Grindr, the gay relationship application, to relinquish control of issues that Beijing might use information that is personal to blackmail or influence American officials, based on people knowledgeable about the problem.

The action, that is being driven because of the Committee on Foreign Investment in america, is unusual considering the fact that the panel typically investigates mergers which could bring about control of A us business by way of a foreign person or business, judging whether discounts could jeopardize security that is national. This seems to be the case that is first that the united states of america has asserted that international control over a social media marketing software might have national protection implications.

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