TikTok Part of CCP’s ‘Cognitive Warfare’ Strategy Against US: Rep. Gallagher

‘In Xi Jinping’s view, the war has already started on the most important battlefield: your mind,’ Mr. Gallagher said.

U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), speaks during a news conference unveiling the results of the committee’s investigation into the biolab discovered in Reedley, Calif., in Washington on Nov. 15, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

TikTok is a key tool in communist China’s strategy to manipulate Americans and undermine the United States’ ability to respond to crises, according to experts and lawmakers.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, will likely use TikTok in its effort to wage “cognitive warfare” against the United States, U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) said.