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‘Smoke and Mirrors’: Congressman Unconvinced by TikTok’s Remedial Plan to Stay in US

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‘Smoke and Mirrors’: Congressman Unconvinced by TikTok’s Remedial Plan to Stay in US
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the U.S.–Afghanistan relationship following the military withdrawal, on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 18, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
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Chinese-owned TikTok’s proposal for remaining in the United States is no more than artful deception and hasn’t addressed its link to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

“The token steps TikTok has taken are all smoke and mirrors, and the risks to Americans’ privacy and data security remain,” Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) said in a statement to The Epoch Times.

Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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