The Chinese government has ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store, the US tech giant said. The Chinese internet regulator cited national security concerns when issuing the order to remove the two Meta-owned apps, the iPhone-maker told the Wall Street Journal and other US media in a statement late Thursday. China’s “Great Firewall,” the term used to describe Beijing’s system of internet censorship, had already prevented the foreign apps from being accessed domestically. But users had been able to download the apps and then use VPNs – which redirect data traffic …