TikTok’s fate in the US appears doomed as the Senate passed a sell-or-ban bill on Tuesday with 79 to 18 votes. The bill, tied to the US’s foreign aid package, is waiting to be signed into law by President Biden. TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance still has the opportunity to battle the ban in court. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson did not remark on the latest political move regarding the short video app at today’s regular press conference, saying only that his counterpart in the Ministry of Commerce had previously stated China’s “principled position” that America should stop “unreasonably suppressing other countries’ enterprises” in the framework of a market economy and fair competition. Spokesperson He Yadong also said in March that “China will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests”. [TechNode reporting]
