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.
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- Published Date: 11:00 | 14 March 2024
- Modified Date: 12:02 | 14 March 2024
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."