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CCP Seeks to Use TikTok Data Against Americans: Former Pentagon Official

CCP Seeks to Use TikTok Data Against Americans: Former Pentagon Official
Nicolas Chaillan, former Chief Software Officer of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, in Washington on Oct. 10, 2022. Jack Wang/The Epoch Times
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Senior Editor
10/21/2022|Updated: 10/25/2022
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China’s communist regime is in a cold war with the United States and seeks to use data gathered by companies like TikTok against American interests, according to a former Pentagon official.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will use apps like TikTok as weapons of mass manipulation and misinformation, according to Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software officer of the U.S. Air Force.

Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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