TikTok has been in the crosshairs of American authorities for several months. House of Representatives must vote on a bill that would force the application to cut all ties with its parent company ByteDance.
China slammed a campaign of “intimidation” against TikTok. Banning TikTok “will undermine the confidence of international investors,” a spokesperson for Chinese diplomacy warned on Wednesday. The bill's fate is uncertain in the Senate, where prominent figures oppose such a drastic measure.