Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said US authorities have yet to provide any evidence that the TikTok social network threatens their national security. It has been reported DEA News.
“I want to emphasize that the Chinese government attaches great importance to protecting the privacy and security of data in accordance with the law, and has never and will never require companies or individuals to collect or provide data and information to the Chinese government located within their borders. other states, ”- he said.
Mao Ning also pointed out that the US unreasonably pressured ByteDance (owner of TikTok) and acted under a “presumption of guilt”.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken yesterday at the White House thinker The Chinese social network TikTok is seen as a threat to the country’s national security.
March 16 US President Joe Biden administration requirements TikTok is facing complete blocking from the Chinese company ByteDance for selling its service or in the country.
Earlier, the American tabloid New York Post, citing sources, said that the social network TikTok opens Negotiations with potential buyers about the possibility of selling his American “daughter” against the backdrop of pressure from the US presidential administration on the Chinese social network.