U.S. media: U.S. lawmakers from both parties put pressure on the Biden administration to prevent TikTok and other foreign social media from operating in the United States

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According to a report by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on the 14th, on the 13th local time, a number of bipartisan lawmakers in the United States proposed bills in the House of Representatives and the Senate, trying to push the President of the United States to impose sanctions on TikTok and other social media companies “from worrisome countries”. ban, preventing them from operating within the United States. Prior to this, many states such as Alabama in the United States successively announced that TikTok was banned from government equipment. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs once stated that China firmly opposes the usual US practice of suppressing Chinese companies under the pretext of false information.

According to NBC reports, these U.S. lawmakers claimed in relevant documents that the bill will “block and ban all transactions from any social media company from China, Russia and other worrisome countries” to protect Americans “from surveillance.” .

According to reports, due to the short time left in the current session of the US Congress, it is unlikely that the two houses will consider the proposal during this session. However, U.S. lawmakers may bring it up again next year, and NBC believes the proposal is more likely to pass in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

The United States has long suppressed TikTok in the name of “national security.” Former U.S. President Trump issued an executive order in 2020 to ban TikTok from operating in the United States, but lost a series of court battles against the measure. The current President Biden revoked a series of Trump’s executive orders in June last year and ordered the Department of Commerce to review the security issues brought about by related applications.

NBC mentioned that FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed on November 15 local time that the operation of the Internet short video social platform TikTok in the United States has caused “national security concerns” and relevant officials are investigating whether TikTok can continue to operate in the United States. operate.

On December 12, the governors of Alabama and Utah announced the ban on TikTok on state government equipment or networks on the grounds of “national data security”.

In response to the U.S. remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on November 16 that spreading false information and using it as an excuse to suppress relevant Chinese companies has become a common practice of the U.S. government, and China firmly opposes this. The United States should take a responsible approach to earnestly respect and abide by fair, open and non-discriminatory international rules.

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