The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has issued a warning to America about efforts to ban its social media platform TikTok in the United States.
On Wednesday, the CCP warned that a ban on TikTok would “come back to bite the United States.”
The message was delivered Wednesday by Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin.
Wang issued the warning as the House passed bipartisan legislation that would force the app’s parent company, Chinese-owned ByteDance, to sell the platform.
If CCP-linked ByteDance refuses, TikTok will face a ban from U.S. app stores and web hosting services.
The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in a 352-65 vote.
“Although the United States has never found evidence that TikTok threatens US national security, it has not stopped suppressing TikTok,” Wang said, according to AFP.
“This kind of bullying behavior that cannot win in fair competition disrupts companies’ normal business activity, damages the confidence of international investors in the investment environment, and damages the normal international economic and trade order,” he continued.
He was referring to The Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
“In the end, this will inevitably come back to bite the United States itself,” Wang added.
The controversial legislation