China has accused the US of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok after reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app.
China has accused the US of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok after reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app.
Washington has yet to present evidence that TikTok threatens national security and is using the excuse of data security to abuse its power to suppress foreign companies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters at a daily briefing.
“The US should stop spreading disinformation about data security, stop suppressing the relevant company, and provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment for foreign businesses to invest and operate in the US,” he added.
TikTok was dismissive on Wednesday of a report in the Wall Street Journal that said the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, part of the Treasury Department, was threatening a ban on the app unless its owners, Beijing-based ByteDance, divested.
