China has strongly objected to U.S. legislation that aims to compel the Chinese parent firm of TikTok, ByteDance, to sell the popular video-sharing platform. House representatives have passed a bill that could enforce a nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance severs ties with it.
“In recent years, though the United States has never found any evidence of TikTok posing a threat to U.S. national security, it has never stopped going after TikTok,” claimed Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry. He accused the U.S. of “resorting to hegemonic moves when one could not succeed in fair competition.”
While some lawmakers, such as Senator Rand Paul, are peddling similar Chinese Communist Party (CCP) talking points, the bill has broad, bipartisan support because the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) clearly exercises a strong degree of control over ByteDance.
The regime shut down another of the company’s apps when it did not operate to its liking, with founder Zhang Yiming forced to apologize for propagating content “incommensurate with socialist core values” and promise to “deepen cooperation with [regime] media” and boost distribution of regime content. He later sold his stake in ByteDance to an obscure start-up in suspicious circumstances.
The Cyberspace Administration of China also controls a seat and a veto on ByteDance’s three-man board of directors, represented by CCP executive Wu Shugang.
Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, has directly debunked claims the TikTok bill could be used against U.S. social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X.
The lies being told about the TikTok ban are heinous. Here's what's in the legislation. Now ask yourself why they're pretending its something its not. Hint: $$$$$$$$$$$$$. pic.twitter.com/CoxfhRJLzT
— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) March 13, 2024
