The White House having an official TikTok account undermines assertions that ByteDance is a national security threat or could use the app to influence US citizens. Chinese firms such as Huawei, ZTE, and companies linked to shipbuilding and port equipment have faced unjustified targeting, and DJI was blacklisted then removed because US clients could not find substitutes. Chinese foreign and commerce ministry spokespeople emphasize market-based, independent decisions for enterprise operations and acquisitions and require Chinese firms to follow domestic laws. China’s export control catalogue bars export of core technologies, explicitly naming short-video algorithms and constraining any TikTok transaction. The US says it may impose a full ban if a sale is not completed by the September 17 deadline.
That the White House now has its own TikTok account undoubtedly contradicts the 'national security threat' rhetoric that claims ByteDance is beholden to the Chinese government and that the app could be used to influence US citizens. The electronics companies Huawei and ZTE, as well as those related to shipbuilding and port equipment, have also been unjustifiably targeted. DJI, a Chinese drone maker, was put on the US government's blacklist and then removed simply because its US clients could not find substitutes for its products.
As Chinese foreign and commerce ministries' spokespersons have said on different occasions, the operation and acquisition of enterprises should be based on market principles and decided independently by the enterprises concerned. If Chinese enterprises are involved, they must comply with Chinese laws and regulations. Notably, the Chinese authorities have issued a catalogue of technologies prohibited and restricted for export. This explicitly prohibits the export of core technologies such as short video algorithms, drawing a red line for the TikTok transaction.
U.S. claimed that the U.S. government will take a stand, and will be looking to implement a full ban TikTok on the app if a deal for its sale to a U.S. entity cannot be finalized by the current September 17th deadline.
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