Published 12:29 IST, September 19th 2020
China lambasts US, asks it to cease 'wrongful actions' following TikTok ban
China, on September 19, accused the US of “bullying” and urged it to stop its ‘ wrongful actions’. These remarks from Beijing come after Washington banned apps.
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China, on September 19, accused US of “bullying” and urged it to stop its ‘wrongful actions’. se remarks from Beijing come after Washington banned two major Chinese applications TikTok and WeShare citing threat to national security. Commerce Department confirmed that new order will prohibit any provision of service to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok, constituent code or application updates through an online mobile application store in US.
However, in a statement, Chinese Ministry of Commerce said, “China urges US to abandon bullying, cease its wrongful actions and earnestly maintain fair and transparent international rules and order”. In addition, it also warned that US insisted "on going it's way” n China would take necessary measures to safeguard legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
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Later, Bytedance, company which owns TikTok asserted that y disagreed and were disappointed by Trump administration's decision. "We disagree with decision from Commerce Department, and are disappointed that it stands to block new app downloads from Sunday and ban use of TikTok app in US from vember 12, we will continue to challenge unjust executive order," ByteDance said in a statement.
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US bans TkTok, WeChat
US Department of Commerce, on September 18, anunced prohibitions on transactions relating to Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok in a bid to safeguard national security. US officials believe that threats posed by WeChat and TikTok are ‘t identical’, however, y are similar. Both mobile applications are believed to collect ‘vast swaths of data’ from users, including network activity, location data, and browsing and search histories. Department of Commerce said that Chinese-owned apps is an ‘active participant in China’s civil-military fusion’ and is subject to ‘mandatory cooperation with intelligence services of CCP’.
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12:29 IST, September 19th 2020