China has criticized the approval of a US bill that would ban the TikTok network in the United States if it does not break ties with its Chinese parent company. UNN writes about this with reference to AFP.
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Representatives of the Chinese government say that the United States should take care of the development of investors in its market, not restrict them.
The United States should respect the principles of market economy and fair competition and stop unfairly suppressing foreign companies
He also added that Washington should "provide an open, fair, just and nondiscriminatory environment for foreign companies to invest and operate in the United States.
At a separate press briefing on Thursday, Beijing Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the vote "contradicts the principles of fair competition and international economic and trade rules.
If the so-called reasons of national security can be used to arbitrarily suppress excellent companies from other countries, then there is no question of justice and fairness at all. When someone sees a good thing that belongs to another person and tries to take it for himself, it is fully consistent with the logic of a bandit
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Washington, citing national security concerns, restricts the activities of some Chinese companies in the United States, as well as the export of certain technologies to China that it considers sensitive.
TikTok is owned by the Chinese tech giant ByteDance, and its alleged subordination to the ruling Communist Party of Beijing has raised concerns in Western capitals. However, TikTok itself has consistently denied that the app is under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.
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On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a billthat would force TikTok to sever ties with its parent company, otherwise the network would be banned nationwide. American lawmakers voted 352 in favor and 65 against. However, the bill still has to pass the Senate to become a full-fledged law.
The White House says President Joe Biden will sign the bill, known as the Protecting Americans from Programs Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act, if it reaches his desk.