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Lawmakers Defend Proposed TikTok Bill as ‘Choice’ Between US and CCP

‘This bill is a choice. It’s a choice for ByteDance as well as any other social media app controlled by a foreign adversary.’
Lawmakers Defend Proposed TikTok Bill as ‘Choice’ Between US and CCP
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) is speaking during the hearing of the House Select Committee in Washington on March 6, 2024, in a still from video. The Select Committee on the CCP/ Screenshot via NTD
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
3/6/2024|Updated: 3/11/2024
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WASHINGTON—Lawmakers are defending a proposed bill that would effectively force the sale of TikTok to a non-Chinese company as a choice between the United States and China’s ruling communist regime.

The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would require Chinese company ByteDance to divest from TikTok or else face a ban in the United States.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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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