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Pompeo Says US "Looking At" Banning Chinese Social Media Apps: Report
"I don't want to get out in front of the President (Donald Trump), but it's something we're looking at," Mike Pompeo said.
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Updated: July 07, 2020 10:09 am IST
Mike Pompeo's remarks come amid increasing US-China tensions over the handling of coronavirus outbreak
Pompeo Says US "Looking At" Banning Chinese Social Media Apps: Report
"I don't want to get out in front of the President (Donald Trump), but it's something we're looking at," Mike Pompeo said.
World Reuters
Updated: July 07, 2020 10:09 am IST
Mike Pompeo's remarks come amid increasing US-China tensions over the handling of coronavirus outbreak
- The app, which is not available in China, has sought to distance itself from its Chinese roots to appeal to a global audience and has emphasized its independence from China.
Pompeo's remarks also come amid increasing U.S.-China tensions over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak, China's actions in Hong Kong and a nearly two-year trade war.
TikTok, a short-form video app owned by China-based ByteDance, was recently banned in India along with 58 other Chinese apps after a border clash between India and China.
Reuters reported late on Monday that TikTok would exit the Hong Kong market within days, deciding to do so after China's establishment of a sweeping new national security law for the semi-autonomous city