Lawmakers press TikTok CEO on ties to Chinese Communist Party

Senators pressed TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on the company's relationship to China during a heated Senate Judiciary hearing on Wednesday.

Chew was repeatedly pressed on whether the company sends data to China, his personal ties to the Chinese Communist Party and reports that employees at its Beijing-based parent company can still access U.S. user information.

[French_society]

Every time one of these senators opens their mouth I lose one brain cell.

[maxt]

Wow the level of knowledge and education at Harvard University

[Snowboard-xtzh]

Singapore and China are thousands of miles apart and do not even drive on the same side of the road. What is this senator on

[Miya-ubqn]

Does Mr.Cotton know where Singapore is? Does he know that Singapore is not a part of China?
In a typical white mentality, all Asians are "same" in his mind. Can he tell the difference between China and Japan? How can Mr Cotton gradute from Harvard? Is this thanks to his father's connection?

[yzturkey]

As a Singaporean, I am very proud of how well Chew handles the questions. I am also glad that the United States is led by this group of "extremely smart" politicians

[kr]

By watching this video, I fully realize I am not qualified to be such a CEO as Shou Chew does. I will feel be humilated to answer such questions and cannot help slapping this senator's face.

[novaprime]

It is like saying that Uruguayan is Mexican

[Uno.Numero]

Seeking Clarification from All Americans,
Are you Americans hell bent of making an embarrassment of yourselves by giving us rest of the world a daily dose of comedy?

[butttsui]

After all those hearings. Why would Mr. Chew apply for US citizenship? He probably is applying Singapore citizenship for his family.

[prastagus]

We just teleported this hearing back 70+ years to the McCarthy era because CEO of Tik Tok is ethnic Chinese

[RayMak]

Cotton is an embarrassment to Harvard…

[mist]

It's crazy that a senator can't distinguish between Singapore and China. Omg. How did he graduate from elementary?

[ekramaomar]

but yet the senator thats asking the question has dual citizen of israel🤔

[azizaljar]

Just to help some people in the states: not all south east asians are Chinese or members of a communist party 😅

[Aka.Aka.]

I admire how calm he is I would've thrown HANDS

[Xwarrior-dlkz]

Those senators are shameless. They always try to find out how to humiliate the Chinese investment in America. They always try to mockery the Chinese business in America.

[chujon]

The stupidity of these senators!!! These people run America???

[gibsonsg]

I couldn’t help but realize that there is no laws in the world to ban stupidity. When I heard Cotton making those dumb comments it’s almost time to start another tv horror series - The “Talking Dead”.

[brightonbabe]

Senator Cotton demonstrates huge ignorance. 1. Singapore is not part of China 2. Singaporeans can only hold one passport. 3. Singaporean males have to do national service for Singapore 4. Singapore is ethlically diverse with a zero tolerance on racism. How can a man graduating from Harvard be so thick, or is he being deliberately offensive?

[donnyd]

people.. this is the typical kind of people who manages this country.. i'm concerned 🤣