Singaporeans bemoan US Senator's 'ignorant' grilling of TikTok CEO

TikTok chief executive Chew Shou Zi attending a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Jan 31. - PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

SINGAPORE (AP): After a US senator grilled Singaporean TikTok CEO about his nationality and affiliation with the Chinese Communist Party, Singaporeans are complaining about ignorant - or even racist - views of their country.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew, along with executives from technology firms such as Meta, X and Snap, testified before US lawmakers on the online harms of social media to children on Wednesday.