This is the glory of Singapore.
TikTok, which has become a world-class Internet giant, is inextricably linked to the Chinese in all aspects. In a sense, Singaporean Zhou was questioned in English, not just representing a company, but also representing thousands of Chinese people.
At 10 a.m. local time on March 23, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew attended a hearing in the U.S. Congress. For five hours, Zhou Shouzi faced the entire US Congress alone, responding to the questions raised by the US side one by one.
At the last hearing, the Internet company that was tortured by dozens of lawmakers was Facebook, and Zuckerberg sat in that position.
This Zhou Shou from Singapore is a fan of the strength circle of capital investment, and Singaporean netizens are burning!
Xiao Wang Ye, the founder of Singapore's Kankan Talk Show Club, posted on social media to express her admiration and support like a fangirl.
Hu Haiquan, who has multiple identities as a famous singer and investor, posted on social media in the early morning of Chinese time, praising his friend Zhou Shouzi's performance at the hearing as "tongue fighting".
The founder of Hanbridge College shared his thoughts on Singapore education in the circle of friends.
Singaporean netizen "Running Fish" said that Chow Shouzi and her husband's cousin had served in the Singapore Armed Forces at the same time and lived together when they were soldiers. During his military service, Zhou Shouzi served as an officer.
"Zhou Shouzi faced five hours of 'torture' at this hearing, and in addition to his personal excellence, growth experience, opportunities and luck, his quality must have honed him to a certain extent."
Zhou Shouzi: Graduated from a prestigious school
Served as a senior executive of a number of famous companies
Chow, 40, is a native of Singapore who studied at Hwa Chong Institution, a well-known local school, and is fluent in English and Mandarin. He has a lot of experience in the field of science and technology in China.
(Source: Screengrab/TikTok/Shou.time)
In 2006, he graduated from University College London with a degree in Economics.
Prior to joining Harvard Business School's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, he spent two years at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker.
In 2010, Zhou Shou joined the investment group DST Global. During his five years in office, he invested in Chinese tech giants such as Xiaomi, JD.com, Alibaba, Didi Dache and later ByteDance.
He joined smartphone company Xiaomi as CFO on July 1, 2015, and years later helped orchestrate one of the largest technology IPOs in Chinese history.
On April 27, 2018, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Xiaomi.
In November 2019, he became the president of Xiaomi's international department and continued to serve as senior vice president and CFO.
On April 13, 2020, he stepped down as Xiaomi's Chief Financial Officer, but continued to serve as Xiaomi's Executive Director, Senior Vice President and President of the International Division.
On March 24, 2021, he resigned as an executive director of Xiaomi and moved to ByteDance as a financial officer (CFO).
On April 30, 2021, Zhou Shouzi was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TikTok. At this time, he had only joined ByteDance for a month.
(Mr. and Mrs. Zhou, source: Harvard business)
TikTok's "ban order" repeated
TikTok is one of the most successful products of China's Internet going overseas in recent years. Statistics from the Global Network Index show that TikTok has high usage in all regions, with the highest user penetration in Asia, with more than 300 million users (excluding China and India).
Not long ago, many countries in Europe and the United States successively imposed bans on TikTok on the grounds of "security issues" and announced that Tiktok was banned on official devices.
This move caused dissatisfaction among private users.
On March 22, about 30 TikTok bloggers protested in front of the U.S. Congress, calling for "TikTok to be ked."
(Source: NBC)
Opponents of the TikTok ban include teenagers, teachers, entrepreneurs and others who want to draw the attention of the U.S. government and Congress to the importance of TikTok to their lives and livelihoods through protest.
The Singapore government also said on March 17. Only government-approved apps can be installed on mobile devices issued by the Singapore government to civil servants, and the main purpose of using TikTok is to work, and government-issued devices are equipped with security configurations to ensure data security.
(Before the hearing, Zhou Shouzi spoke directly to U.S. users on TikTok.)
TikTok represents an Internet product created by the Chinese that can challenge Facebook, the highest achievement in the Internet field, and a Singaporean represents and defends this product.
Zhou's Singaporean identity and background in both Chinese and Western cultures may help TikTok survive in a complex international political environment and regulation.
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