US Lawmaker Urges Biden to Keep His Promise to Address TikTok Security Risks

US Lawmaker Urges Biden to Keep His Promise to Address TikTok Security Risks
House Committee on Foreign Affairs ranking member Michael McCaul (R-Texas), questions witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is urging President Joe Biden to address concerns posed by popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok.

“I encourage the Biden admin to stick to its concerns about CCP [Chinese Communist Party] social media companies like TikTok, which put our personal data & nat’l security at risk,” McCaul stated via Twitter on Jan. 23. The lawmaker pointed to Biden’s remarks made during a campaign stop in Minnesota last year.
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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