‘No, Senator, I’m Singaporean’: TikTok CEO grilled by US lawmakers on Chinese links


TikTok chief executive Chew Shou Zi attending a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Jan 31. - B;oomberg

WASHINGTON: TikTok’s Chinese parentage has put its Singaporean chief executive Chew Shou Zi in the hot seat again at a congressional hearing focused on safety for children on social media platforms.

In his second appearance before US lawmakers in less than a year, Chew faced a barrage of questions ranging from TikTok’s Chinese ownership to its alleged censorship of political topics – and even his own citizenship.

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