China warns proposed TikTok ban will 'come back to bite' US

This photograph taken on Mar 7, 2024 in Nantes, shows the logo of Chinese social network TikTok. The US House of Representatives is set to vote later Wednesday on a Bill that would force the app to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States.

The legislation is the biggest threat yet to the video-sharing app, which has surged to huge popularity across the world while raising fears among governments and security officials over its Chinese ownership and potential subservience to the Communist Party in Beijing."Although the United States has never found evidence that TikTok threatens US national security, it has not stopped suppressing TikTok," he said.

"This kind of bullying behaviour that cannot win in fair competition disrupts companies' normal business activity, damages the confidence of international investors in the investment environment, and damages the normal international economic and trade order," he added.The fate of the Bill is uncertain in the Senate, where key figures are against making such a drastic move against an hugely popular app that has 170 million US users.

TikTok staunchly denies any ties to the Chinese government and has restructured the company so the data of US users stays in the country, the company says."This latest legislation being rushed through at unprecedented speed without even the benefit of a public hearing, poses serious Constitutional concerns," wrote Michael Beckerman, TikTok's vice president for public policy, in a letter to the Bill's co-sponsors seen by AFP.

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