The communist regime in Beijing is using the popular apps WeChat and TikTok to exert influence over Americans and the Chinese diaspora, a China expert told U.S. lawmakers on Nov. 17.
“It’s essential to remember that all Chinese tech companies are subject to the control of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” Wang Yaqiu, a senior researcher at New York-based Human Rights Watch, said during a hearing hosted by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC).
