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In the Leiburn Building, the office building of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., Douyin CEO Zhou Shouzi attended a hearing on the security threats of China's video sharing platforms on the morning of the 23rd local time. The high-profile hearing attracted the attention of congressional officials, journalists and industry insiders, resulting in a queue of more than 30 meters long.
Tiktok, a short video platform with more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, is the overseas version of Douyin and has also received widespread attention in the United States. A few years ago, there were questions about whether TikTok collected information about American users and used algorithms to promote it. The hearing was to discuss the issue, and Zhou personally attended the hearing because he said he wanted to address U.S. "security concerns."
At the hearing, more than 60 photographers and TV reporters huddled together to wait for the capture week. As soon as he entered the venue, the shutter sounded loudly, and the scene was very lively.
During the hearing, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers expressed concern about TikTok's safety. Kathy McMorris Rogers, chairman of the Energy Commerce Committee, said TikTok is a major threat to American life and should be banned. Mr. Zhou said Douyin had never blocked posts critical of the Chinese authorities from spreading, and criticized lying in Congress as a "federal crime."
At the day's hearing, China still had access to some information about customers who joined Douyin. Zhou said Douyin moved all information from China to Oracle-owned servers in Texas, dubbed Project Texas, but there were still some materials that needed to be removed and all U.S. users' data would be moved outside the influence of Chinese law.
As we all know, the United States also continues to suppress the Chinese high-tech company Huawei:
The US government's restrictions on Huawei, in addition to factors such as national security and data privacy, can also be interpreted as concerns about China's rise. Over the past few years, Chinese high-tech companies have become major competitors in the global market, posing a threat to traditional U.S. tech giants.
As one of China's largest telecom equipment suppliers, Huawei has established a strong business network around the world, including the development and deployment of 5G technology. This poses a threat to the United States, as 5G technology will become the core infrastructure of the future, and Huawei may become a dominant player in this area.
In addition, other technology companies in China are also rising rapidly, such as Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu. These companies have strong market positions in areas such as the Internet, e-commerce and artificial intelligence, and to some extent challenge the status of American technology giants.
For the U.S. government, restricting the development of Chinese high-tech companies is a way to protect its interests. The U.S. government is concerned that the dominance of Chinese high-tech companies in the global market could weaken the U.S. position in the economic and technological spheres. In addition, the U.S. government is concerned that Chinese high-tech companies could collect and use the data of American citizens, thereby threatening national security.
It can be seen that the reason behind the US government's measures to restrict the development of Chinese high-tech enterprises is the concern about China's rise. Although the US government claims that this is for national security reasons, it has also attracted global criticism of US trade protectionism. For Chinese enterprises, they should strengthen their own technology research and development capabilities and enhance their core competitiveness to cope with changes in the external environment. At the same time, we should also strengthen cooperation with other countries, promote the process of economic globalization, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.