” USA blame tik tak without presenting any evidence of a threat to their national security,” he said on Monday. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the TikTok bill.

“The United States must respect fair competition and stop harassing foreign companies,” a spokeswoman for the department said in response to a question that the US authorities are pushing a bill aimed at alleviating national security concerns related to the popular app.

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TikTok chief executive Su Ziqiu took to the steps of the Capitol last Thursday to testify before the Energy and Commerce Committee, which is debating the future of the hugely popular global online platform used by 150 million Americans.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said last November that Chinese authorities could use TikTok to “control the software of millions of devices.”

According to US intelligence agencies, TikTok’s Chinese subsidiary ByteDance may be transferring Americans’ personal data to the Chinese state. In addition, politicians accuse those responsible for the platform of insufficiently protecting children from the negative impact of some videos.

Su Jiqiu vehemently dismissed these objections, saying that his company has spent more than $1.5 billion to provide the most secure way to protect personal data.

^{According to Reuters}