Republican senators have introduced a bill that would ban a Chinese digital payment platform in the United States, citing national security concerns.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who serves on the Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, led the legislative effort to introduce the No Alipay Act, his office announced on Oct. 28. The bill aims to ban Alipay, a mobile payment app operated by China’s Ant Group, a company founded by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma.
“The Chinese Communist Party has made it clear that it will use every tool available to spy on Americans and steal our data, and apps like Alipay are no exception,” Scott said….