{"id":2165202,"date":"2024-02-01T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/communist-controlled-media-rush-to-defend-tiktok-ceo-over-ccp-ties\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T20:51:40","slug":"communist-controlled-media-rush-to-defend-tiktok-ceo-over-ccp-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/communist-controlled-media-rush-to-defend-tiktok-ceo-over-ccp-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Communist-run media quickly defend TikTok CEO amid CCP connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcommunist-controlled-media-rush-to-defend-tiktok-ceo-over-ccp-ties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2165202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Chinese Media Outlets Launch Propaganda Campaign in Support of TikTok CEO<\/h2>\n<p>Media outlets controlled by the Chinese government are waging a propaganda campaign in support\u2063 of \u2063TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew just a \u200dday after the executive was grilled by Congress about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-tell-oversight-board-facebooks-trump-ban-example-of-uneven-standards\/\" title=\"Republicans Tell Oversight Board Facebook\u2019s Trump Ban Example of Uneven Standards\">social media company\u2019<\/a>s ties to the Communist regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The <em>Global Times<\/em>, a CCP propaganda outlet, described Wednesday\u2019s hearing before the Senate \u2062Judiciary Committee as a \u2062&#8221;xenophobic witch hunt,&#8221; while social media accounts\u2062 linked \u200cto China \u200dmocked Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.)\u200d for aggressively questioning \u2064Chew about his company\u2019s\u200b relationship \u200cwith Beijing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The reaction by China\u2019s allies signals a desire to shield \u200dTikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, \u2062from congressional scrutiny amid a longstanding campaign by Republicans to crack down on the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">social media site<\/a> over\u2062 concerns it plays a \u2064role in the CCP\u2019s spy apparatus. The\u2062 U.S. intelligence community \u2064has long deemed\u2063 TikTok a national security threat and claims the\u2063 app\u2019s users are at\u200d risk of\u2063 being surveilled by the Chinese government, which owns a percentage of parent company ByteDance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>At the <em>Global Times<\/em>, the\u2062 hearing was billed as an example\u200c of &#8220;the U.S. \u200doppression of companies with a \u2063Chinese background.&#8221; American lawmakers, the\u2062 outlet said, asked &#8220;unprofessional questions&#8221; that were &#8220;seen as a \u2018xenophobic witch hunt\u2019&#8221; by analysts the\u2062 paper \u200cspoke with.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The outlet took particular issue with Cotton and other lawmakers \u200dquestioning Chew\u2014a Singaporean national\u2014about his\u2062 ties to China and whether his company \u2064helps the CCP spy on American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>CGTN, \u200ban\u200d English-language Chinese propaganda vehicle, also attempted to paint Cotton\u2019s questions as \u200cout of line.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;TikTok&#8217;s Singaporean chief Shou Zi Chew was\u2064 stunned to be asked \u200brepeatedly by \u200cU.S. senator Tom Cotton about his ties with China and if he had ever belonged to [Chinese Communist Party],&#8221; the outlet wrote Thursday on X, formerly Twitter. &#8220;Cotton\u2019s bizarre performance at \u2064a U.S. Senate hearing has \u2063been widely ridiculed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Valiant Panda,\u200c a CCP-linked social media account, described \u200cthe hearing as &#8220;McCarthyism 2.0&#8221; and\u200b posted\u2063 a meme \u200dmocking Cotton for asking Chew if he ever applied for or had Chinese citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Hu Xijin, \u2064a Chinese journalist, also painted Cotton\u2019s line of questioning as racist.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the attack campaign by \u2064China\u2019s allies, \u2064Cotton told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>, &#8220;You don\u2019t need to be\u200b a Chinese citizen \u2063to be beholden to the Chinese Communist Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;TikTok and their Chinese parent company are desperate to deflect \u2063from their ongoing targeting of \u2064American \u200cyouth through their harmful malware-filled app,&#8221; Cotton said. &#8220;Yesterday\u2019s hearing showed once again that \u200dTikTok should be banned immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the \u2064hearing, \u200cCotton pressed Chew on the\u200d Chinese government\u2019s mass\u200b human \u2063rights crimes against the Uyghur\u2063 ethnic minority, which the United States \u200dconsiders a genocide. Chew\u2062 declined to answer the questions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There was indiscriminate slaughter of hundreds or \u200bthousands\u200c of Chinese citizens. Do you agree with the Trump administration and the Biden administration that the Chinese government is committing genocide\u200b against the Uyghur people?&#8221; Cotton asked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Senator, I&#8217;ve said this\u200d before, I think it \u2064is really important that anyone who cares about this topic or any \u2064topic can freely express it,&#8221; Chew responded.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed\u2064 again\u2063 for a \u2063definitive answer, Chew \u200cdemurred.<\/p>\n<p>The executive \u2064also dodged questions about whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping is a dictator, telling Cotton, &#8220;Senator,\u2062 I&#8217;m not going to comment on any world leaders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are you scared that you&#8217;ll lose \u200byour job if\u2064 you say anything negative about the Chinese Communist\u2063 Party?&#8221; Cotton responded.<\/p>\n<p>Chew was also evasive when\u2063 Cotton\u200b asked him about \u2064his former work\u2063 as the CFO of ByteDance, TikTok\u2019s parent company. During his time in \u2062that \u2064role, the Chinese government\u200c purchased a &#8220;1 percent golden share&#8221; in ByteDance\u2019s main \u200cChinese subsidiary, the ByteDance technology company.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That deal was finalized on April\u2062 30, 2021. Isn&#8217;t it\u2063 true that \u200dyou \u2064were appointed the CEO of TikTok the very next day on May 1, 2021?&#8221; Cotton asked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s a coincidence,&#8221; Chew responded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a coincidence that you were \u2062the \u200dCFO, the Chinese Communist Party took\u2064 its golden share and \u200cits board seat, and\u200b the very \u200dnext day you were appointed the CEO\u200c of TikTok,&#8221; \u200cCotton continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s a hell of a coincidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It really is, Senator,&#8221; Chew said.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What evidence \u2063has been mounting to suggest ties between TikTok and \u2063the Chinese government despite their denials?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  H.\u2062 They\u2062 continue to deny any ties to the Chinese government despite \u200cmounting evidence and concerns raised by US\u2063 lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The propaganda campaign launched by Chinese media outlets is not surprising. The Chinese government is known \u2062for its tight control over the media and its ability to manipulate public opinion. By \u2063framing\u200b the \u2064congressional hearing\u2062 as a xenophobic attack and ridiculing the lawmakers involved, they are attempting to shift the\u200b narrative away from the real concerns\u2064 regarding \u200bTikTok&#8217;s ties to the CCP\u200d and its potential threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p>The reaction from China&#8217;s\u200b allies \u200calso raises\u200b questions about their motives. It is clear that they have a vested \u200cinterest in protecting TikTok and its parent company from congressional scrutiny. This is not just about\u2064 defending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-christopher-wray-testifies-before-house-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee\">popular social media platform<\/a>, but about safeguarding the CCP&#8217;s influence\u200d and ability to gather data and information on American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The US intelligence community has long \u2062warned about the security risks posed by TikTok. \u2062The fact that the Chinese government owns a percentage of ByteDance, the \u2062parent company\u2062 of TikTok, only adds to these \u200cconcerns.\u200d There have been numerous reports of TikTok&#8217;s data collection practices and its potential to be used as \u2062a tool for espionage. The US\u200c government has taken steps \u200cto address these concerns, including attempting to \u2064ban \u2064TikTok in the country or forcing ByteDance to\u200d sell its\u2063 US operations.<\/p>\n<p>The efforts by Chinese media outlets to discredit \u2064Senator \u2063Tom Cotton and other lawmakers for questioning Chew&#8217;s ties to China are misguided. \u2063As a \u200bCEO of \u200da company that operates in the \u200cUS, \u2063it is only natural to scrutinize his connections \u200dand potential involvement with a foreign government.\u200d This is not racism or \u2064xenophobia, but \u200ba\u2064 necessary step\u2062 in\u2062 protecting national security and the interests of American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial for\u2064 the US government to continue its efforts to \u2064address the security risks posed by TikTok and other Chinese-owned\u200b social media platforms. The\u200b propaganda campaign\u2062 launched by Chinese media outlets should \u200bnot deter lawmakers from pursuing the truth\u2062 and taking necessary actions to safeguard the nation. The potential threat to national security and the privacy of American citizens cannot be underestimated.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dthe debate continues, it is imperative for the American public to stay informed and to understand the risks associated with platforms like TikTok. The protection of personal data and \u2063national security should \u200dbe a priority, and it is essential for lawmakers to work together to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-can-save-a-womans-life-without-ending-her-unborn-childs\/\" title=\"Save a woman's life while preserving her unborn child's.\">find viable solutions<\/a>. The influence of \u200dthe \u200bChinese government over TikTok and other similar platforms cannot be ignored, and the potential consequences\u2064 must be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>The propaganda campaign launched by Chinese media outlets\u2064 is just another example of the lengths the Chinese government will go \u200cto protect their interests. It is up to the American government and the American people to\u2063 stand up against these \u200befforts and ensure the security and privacy of its citizens are not compromised.\u2062 The time to \u200dact is now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese government-controlled media outlets are engaging in a propaganda effort to back TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, following his questioning by Congress regarding the company&#8217;s links to the Communist regime. 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