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China says US TikTok vote follows 'logic of a bandit'

China criticized the US House of Representatives' approval of a bill targeting TikTok, accusing it of following "the logic of a bandit." Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin likened the move to someone trying to take something good for themselves that belongs to another person.

AFP TECH
Published March 14,2024
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China on Thursday said the US House of Representatives' approval of a bill that would force TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or be banned in the United States follows "entirely the logic of a bandit".

When asked about the House vote, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said: "When someone sees a good thing another person has and tries to take it for themself, this is entirely the logic of a bandit."