A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday said if so-called national security is to be cited to bring down other countries' competitive advantage, that is "no fairness to speak of," remarking on the US passing legislation forcing a TikTok divestiture or ban.
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app or face a ban.
"How the US handles the TikTok incident enables the world to see clearly whether US's so-called rules-based order serves the world or itself," said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry.