Senator Grills TikTok CEO on Nationality and China Ties
• Senator Tom Cotton grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about his nationality and links to the Chinese Communist Party • Chew is Singaporean, served in the Singaporean military, and has never been a member of the CCP • TikTok's parent company ByteDance is based in Beijing but is mostly owned by non-Chinese entities • Cotton questioned whether Chew had applied for Chinese citizenship or passports • Cotton unsuccessfully tried to get Chew to offer opinions on Chinese President Xi Jinping