The Trump administration unveiled a wild plan to wall off China from the US internet

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced a broad program to crack down on Chinese apps and services.

The "Clean Network" program will block "untrusted" Chinese apps from app stores; stop Chinese phone companies from pre-installing US apps; keep US data off Chinese cloud services; and guard undersea cables

It isn't clear that the plan is workable, and risks balkanizing the internet.

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Banning TikTok was only the tip of the iceberg.

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