
GOP push Biden to force sale of TikTok assets in US as matter of ‘national security’
Fox News
Republican leaders in the House and Senate are calling on President Biden to take concrete steps to force the sale of US assets belonging to Chinese TikTok stake holders.
Concern surrounding Chinese surveillance programs and intelligence gathering through the social media platform have grown in recent years, particularly as the app continues to grow in popularity among Americans. Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.
A 2020 national security finding by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) found that TikTok poses a direct national security risk after it was revealed that data collected on Americans such as email addresses, phone numbers and personal contact information was being shared with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).