China Voices Strong Opposition to Any Forced Sale of TikTok
- US considering action to force ByteDance to sell or leave
- TikTok CEO set to testify before Congress on Thursday
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China would firmly oppose any sale of TikTok forced by Washington, its Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said hours before the app’s leader goes to testify before the US Congress.
Forcing the owner to sell TikTok’s US operations would “seriously undermine the confidence of investors from all countries including China to invest in the US,” Shu Jueting of the Chinese ministry told reporters at a briefing Thursday. TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., which US lawmakers have argued cannot be trusted with the personal data of American users.