A planned ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, according to Beijing, would "inevitably come back to bite the United States," the Chinese capital said on Wednesday. Later on Wednesday, the US House of Representatives will vote on a measure that would either require the app to sever links with its Chinese owner or face banishment from the US.
The law poses the greatest danger to the video-sharing app to yet. Its Chinese ownership and possible subordination to the Communist Party in Beijing have caused countries and security authorities to worry about the app's explosive global popularity.
Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, denounced the planned ban before of the vote.
"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 said.
"In the end, this will inevitably come back to bite the United States itself," Wang said.
This unusual instance of reconciliation in politically polarized Washington is predicted to result in an overwhelming victory in the vote, which is scheduled to take place at 10:00 am (1400 GMT).
The Senate may not approve the measure because influential senators are opposed to taking such a strong action against the 170 million US users of a very popular app.
If the measure reaches President Joe Biden's desk, it will be formally named as the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," according to the White House.
According to the corporation, TikTok has reorganized the business to ensure that user data from US customers remains in China, and it vehemently rejects any connections to the Chinese government. Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, is in Washington, DC, attempting to rally opposition to the law.
The law poses the greatest danger to the video-sharing app to yet. Its Chinese ownership and possible subordination to the Communist Party in Beijing have caused countries and security authorities to worry about the app's explosive global popularity.
Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, denounced the planned ban before of the vote.
"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 said.
"In the end, this will inevitably come back to bite the United States itself," Wang said.
This unusual instance of reconciliation in politically polarized Washington is predicted to result in an overwhelming victory in the vote, which is scheduled to take place at 10:00 am (1400 GMT).
The Senate may not approve the measure because influential senators are opposed to taking such a strong action against the 170 million US users of a very popular app.
If the measure reaches President Joe Biden's desk, it will be formally named as the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," according to the White House.
According to the corporation, TikTok has reorganized the business to ensure that user data from US customers remains in China, and it vehemently rejects any connections to the Chinese government. Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, is in Washington, DC, attempting to rally opposition to the law.
