Johanna Costigan is a writer and editor from New York. She covers US-China technology competition and policy. She has an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford. She graduated from Bard College with degrees in East Asian studies and Written Arts. She speaks Mandarin Chinese.
before the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that could ban TikTok in the U.S. , on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. the House last month, to aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Congress is expected to vote on the new legislation on Saturday.
Johnson is attempting to advance the TikTok bill as the issue becomes an increasingly overt thorn in US-China relations. TikTok reportedlyThe Chinese government has consistently condemned the TikTok bill on the grounds that it is unfair and anti-competitive. In March, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbinthe US has never found any evidence of national security threats posed by TikTok, but has persisted in efforts to ban it anyway.
Until now, Beijing has tacitly endorsed TikTok’s strategy of denying that the company, which is headquartered in Singapore and the United States, has any connection to the Chinese government. TikTok remains committed to this line of defense; a spokesperson from the company told Politico it had no knowledge of any meetings with the Chinese embassy on the potential ban.
Liu’s comments suggest an awareness that while TikTok may be the first China-born digital export the US bans, it very well may not be the last. Retailers Shein and Temu have both facedAll this skepticism must be highly irksome for the Chinese government, which has encouraged its homegrown e-commerce and tech platforms to “go out” and reach international markets. At the Digital Silk Road Forum held earlier this week, officialsShein and Alibaba for their success abroad.
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