@@robert-h2xand what do you mean by "chinese"? Just because someone has Chinese blood doesn't mean they support communist crap, especially if they were born in a country that's not China. You're making the same mistake as the American swine in this short, and that must be pretty embarrassing.
His ancestry appears to be Chinese, and many Chinese families in SE Asia have connections to China. These are not unreasonable questions by the senator.
Exactly. A lot of chinese origin people in SE Asia are more loyal to their chinese heritage than the countries they live in. And Singapore is whole heartedly china.
@@andrewmoran93 The Senator was trying to establish the degree of loyalty and obedience the witness has to China and the CCP. We all know that TikTok is at its core an intelligence gathering tool engineered by the PLA and its cronies.
This kind of senator has already ruined America, he needs to be sent to prison He was also the guy who participated in the Iraqi genocide (1.5 million dead) who lied about weapons of mass destruction. If you search up a picture of "senator scott iraq gold" you'll see him posing in front of the gold which was stolen from Iraq
This senator (like most others I assume) think that Asia is just a blob and everyone is neighbors with everyone. Singapore isn't even that close to China. It's like grilling a Peruvian or Brazilian if they've ever been an American citizen.
This isn't the problem. He is allowed to ask anyone even a white American under trial whether they applied for Chinese citizenship or worked with the CCP. All of these things become issues when you work for a company ultimately based in China which does not allow their companies to keep user data private.
싱가포르가 중국의 자본에 잠식되었고 인구의 절반 이상이 중국계이며 중국어를 쓰는 자가 절반이고 정치인도 친중이라는 것은 대부분의 아시아 국가가 알고 있다. 저 상원의원은 그런 부분을 정확히 알고 있고 경계할뿐. 맨 밑에 댓글에 반박을 달아도 글이 써지지 않는 것은 이 채널의 본성을 보여준다. 저 상원의원은 아주 훌륭하고 명석하다. 또한 맨 밑의 댓글을 단 너! 중국인인건 알겠는데 언제쯤 너희는 부끄러움을 알게 될까? 너희는 영원히 전세계에서 환영받지 못할 것이다.
@@user.jldqtzzu can say that but politician things u say is false singaporean politicians r not entirely chinese and they dont discriminate minor races like malay, indian (whether from india or pakistan) and other races like european or japanese. they are not pro-china because singapore pm knows that hving good relations with china and usa and taiwan would balance the influence. so no singapore also has good relation with usa singapore IS malay city and yes chinese flocked to singapore during colony time due to wars in qing china. but this doesnt mean that their generations r influenced by china. in fact during 1970s(?), singapore's development inspire china to develop its economy and thus singapore CAN influence as far as china. also singapore government is suspicious of communist due to brunei revolution. so plz do some research 💀
Yes, because the senator knows that him being from Singapore is irrelevant, and that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) actually run TikTok. Hence, the CEO works for the CCP and pretends otherwise.
@teenel7918 okay explain why his wife and children are Americans and he hasn't applied for citizenship? I think that in of itself is enough to question.
Man the education system in the US is doggone. They are making him admit to basic facts to catch him out later. Post LKY Singapore is very pliable for CCP influence ops. No wonder they have a Singaporean Patsy for Tiktok.
Bro the Asian dude is the ceo of the biggest Chinese social network. He is obviously working with the communist party and he uses his Singaporean nationality to avoid difficult questions
US mentality: US is always right, all others disagree with the US are always wrong and evil. Just like Israel, only people believe in Judaism are human, the rest are "human animals".
U guys know what funny? Singapore has been a first world country for more then 15 years while china up until today is still not first world country yet. Lmfao haha
You do realize tiktok is a Chinese company right? And that all Chinese companies are associated with the ccp right? And people have multiple citizenship right? Not too bright are ya
It is sus, the guy asks if he's affiliated with the ccp and he keeps saying I'm from Singapore, even though that means nothing when it comes to being affiliated with the ccp. Then when asked if he ever applied for an American citizen, he says "no not yet", very comfortably, and in a natural manner. Which is in contrast with how he answers the other questions.
This is some Uganda interview level of memery.... "Why are you chinese?" "Who says im Chinese?" "You are chinese." "Senator im from Singapore" "So who is chinese"
a significant % of people from Singapore are ethnic han Chinese, have Chinese as first language and consider themselves Chinese, it is a fair question. especially when you put it in further context that this guy is the CEO of TikTok which is a tool of the Chinese government to both collect data and subvert western society.
Right he's asking these questions for brownie points for his supporters, not for any actual relevant use. He is on the subcommittees for armed services AND intel. He knows exactly where Singapore is he is just blowing that dog whistle as loudly and often as he can
The question is dumb until you realise that you can be from anywhere and be associated with the CCP. I know multiple singaporean that that does business with the CCP. They can be white black , from nigeria or canada and still be affliated with CCP. Also, china / CCP invest heavily in Singapore. They use singapore to distance Chinese company with China. Example : temu,
I have never been on the continent of Asia, nor do I have Asian family members or Asian DNA.....but I think I might be Chinese though. *eternally confused*
This Senator is an EMBARRASSMENT to the Unites States of America. Just where does he get off with such McCarthey-like questions, interrogating this man. What exactly is he accusing the man of???
Although the senator seems to be asking the same irrelevant questions on repeat, the CEO didn't answer if he had ever been affiliated with China. Just because you're from one one place doesn't mean you aren't affiliated with another.
.... he did though. He repeatedly said no before reminding them that this is a stupid string of questions. Glad to see u have the same listening abilities as the senators XD
The truth is while the senator wasn't directly associated with the ccp, the company that owns tiktok, ByteDance is associated with the ccp and sells(?) user information.
The only stupid ones believe in poorly cut video with a suggestive message. This guy is an asset of Chinese communist party, otherwise they wouldn’t make him the key figure of TikTok
@@힐만94 Not to mention the US requires non-domiciled citizens still to pay tax despite not working or entering the US. Effectively a US citizen pays tax in two countries when living/working abroad. Unless he plans forever it's of no value, certainly not for a wealthy person.
Most racists failed geography and history from what it seems. They don't know nothing else about the world outside the US. So sad they don't open their minds to the beautiful world out there.
U guys know whats funny? Singapore has been a first world country for more then 15 years while china up until today is still not first world country yet. Lmfao
The point is it’s KNOWN that tiktok spies on its users and the Chinese communist party gets the information. Trump said it and everyone called him racist. Since then Biden’s administration confirmed it and this is why it’s now banned for government employees.
@@xunsungwar77Singapore is a city-state with 5 million people while China is the 3rd largest country in the world by land and 2nd largest by population. Not a fair comparison
@@teufel333 Singapore is over 75% ethnic Chinese with the most spoken language being mandarin. This guy is Chinese he’s just not a Chinese national. Although unrelated, China considers all ethnic Chinese to be Chinese citizens.
Chinese is always a weird place to be in. Yes he is Chinese but Singaporean Chinese. There are also Malaysian Chinese, Taiwanese, etc. I think all this exist because Westerner influence, probably from white American and black American, European American etc. But yes he is a Chinese just not from China
@@aaalissiabro our leaders were caught taking doa from China so how couldn't this guy lmao. This bad questioning is on purpose so u think ooooo it's dumb to think this when it has NOTHING to do with anything. That's a dem who didn't want ppl to think he was working with China. It's literally a show. He's on his side lol.
I n November 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed in California that alleged that TikTok transferred personally identifiable information of U.S. persons to servers located in China owned by Tencent and Alibaba. The lawsuit also accused ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, of taking user content without their permission. The plaintiff of the lawsuit, college student Misty Hong, downloaded the app but said she never created an account. She realized a few months later that TikTok had created an account for her using her information (such as biometrics) and made a summary of her information. The lawsuit also alleged that information was sent to Chinese tech giant Baidu. In July 2020, twenty lawsuits against TikTok were merged into a single class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In February 2021, TikTok agreed to pay $92 million to settle the class action lawsuit.
The parent company is from Beijing china, it’s highly plausible for him to have suspicions… what a generation of morons… just a simple google search would tell you that his boss’s are from china..
To be fair China doesn't regonise it as Taiwan considering they actually own it and they have always considered it apart of China it might be some hoop ls you have to jump through there but technically it's always been China and the Chinese president says for the military to be ready to invade Taiwan in 2027 because thats when he is taking it back
This isn't a dumb question Singapore and China have always had economic ties with each other. A lot of top Chinese officials and CEOs have both a Chinese citizenship and a Singaporean citizenship.
@@mrcoder7327another uninformed American. In Singapore, there is no dual citizenship. That's why the CEO kept reminding the senator he is a Singaporean 😅😅😅
@@davidmbikumbix5871that doesn’t matter nor should it be expected for a US representative to know every single thing about another nations laws and standards. It’s almost like that’s why he was asking. Now if we overlook this sign of sheer arrogance. Let’s take a look at the location of Bytedance’s headquarters in Beijing. That’s literally the only red flag needed for some questioning.
. What?! You think Chinese people and Singaporeans are of a different race? Or are you saying Chinese discriminate against their own race? China is in fact a mixture of races. So is Singapore. So how can it be because of racism? No. they are just Authoritarians who want to rule as much land as they can.
@@williampennjr.4448 i think you are confused about what race means. It can be skin color, nationality, religion, anything else. If you go by genetic markers you'll find Africa to have more far, far more races than any other continent, while other conceptions of race fade. Imagine asking these questions to an American about venezuela?
@@HijazWarriorDon’t speak out your ass, maybe care to learn about what you’re talking about before speaking for them. They’re a multicultural society, their previous and current president aren’t even Chinese, a majority Chinese nation yes but “controlled by the Chinese” is a baffling statement to make.
All because his eyes are slanted ! I can speak loud and clear here : "I was associated & affiliated with Chinese communist party in first thirteen years of my life. Because Chinese communist party have been and continuously provide food and water to city of Hong Kong !"
watch the whole interview. look up the full interview, your going to be extremely surprised at what you hear, and you are going to see why the senator was asking this.
@@CeltsVvvvvv I literally commented my mind without stopping to read your opinion, but if I had "copied" the top comment, what is it to you? You acting like your family will starve to death or something 💀
@@derqatarzan4207 ALL applications are spyware. Every app on your phone is literally tracking your key strokes, internet history, location, photos. Some may even be looking through your cameras. NOT an exaggeration. Besides, we were talking about the senator's behavior towards this man. Not whether or not TikTok is problematic.
@@allezlesrouges Lol. I'm a surgical technologist who took a contract in a southern state. I recently had a room full of surgical professionals bully me for believing in evolution. "Oh look! He's evolving!" You can't be any more disappointed in my country than I am right now.
He's clearly asking the question in every way possible so that it's on record, and so that there are no questions left unanswered. You people are so obsessed with hating Republicans you can't see sense anymore, sad.
@@777XGangAre there any intelligent Senates and Congress in US to begin with? Either they sing the same tune or croak ehen ut doesnt serve their purpose. Since when theu really worl for theor own constituent / voters
This is a completely valid question, being the literal Tiktok CEO, ya know, a Chinese app, the questions make sense. Do you understand you don’t have to be Chinese to be apart of the CCP? We figured that out when American born soldiers were secretly working for the CCP. I don’t think politics are your strong suit.
