U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping touched upon the situation around the social network TikTok during a telephone conversation. This was announced by the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, during a briefing, UNN reports .
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According to Kirby, the White House chief told the Chinese president that it was not a matter of banning the use, but of the United States' interest in alienating it to protect the country's national interests "in the area of security and the security of these Americans.
When asked whether White House officials had discussed the plans to acquire TikTok with former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Kirby said he was not aware of them.
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Earlier it became known that the US House of Representatives has drafted a bill that could restrict access to TikTok in the US. The document emphasizes that the social network poses a threat to the country's national security as it is controlled by "foreign adversaries." According to the draft, to avoid blocking TikTok in the United States, ByteDance will be forced to sell the social network.