'I’m Singaporean': TikTok CEO grilled by US Senator repeatedly about ties with China

US senator Tom Cotton repeatedly asked TikTok's Singaporean chief Shou Zi Chew about his ties with China and if he had ever belonged to the Chinese Communist party during a hearing over alleged online harms to children.
It was the first appearance by Chew before lawmakers in the US since March, when the Chinese-owned short video app company faced harsh questions, including some suggesting the app was damaging children's mental health and that user data could be passed on to China's government.
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[@siddheshdeshmukh2208]

Bro is not leaving until someone is Chinese

[@zilongzhao3274]

hahahaha, man I cannot hold my laugh with your comment. That is gold

[@ojs5988]

"Are you Chinese? Have you been Chinese? When will you be Chinese?"

[@chaotiongsai]

I’m a Singaporean. Let me ask you a simple question to your wisecrack. Aren’t Singaporeans always the ones desperate to go around identifying themselves as Chinese? Now don’t even try to deny something I see every single day.

[@zilongzhao3274]

@@chaotiongsai You are misleading here between Chinese ethic and Chinese nationality.

[@T2uyu]

@@chaotiongsai ethnicity and nationality baby, go back to school I'm sure your textbook teach it

[@reksgwee]

Cotton - "Have you ever ordered Chinese food?"

[@zingw]

Hahahahah your comment wins the internet today

[@melihshyukri972]

Chew: Yes Senator Mr. Cotton: Ladies and Gentleman, WE GOT HIM

[@ivan-nm1xn]

"I knew it!"

[@Oqmedia_tv]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@debbiets]

🤣🤣🤣

[@francescogiovannizollo2989]

"Do you know where Beijing is?" "Yes" "That'll do it"

[@lordofsevenrealms]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DrDongSniffer]

I mean ByteDance based in Beijing, China is the creator and current company that operates Tiktok but for some reason a dude from Singapore with 0 ties to China at all runs the Chinese App.

[@smittywerben1849]

A white racist with the last name of Cotton. Very fitting

[@hnlgd37]

I think perhaps the particular senator here was just very ignorant here, and hopefully opened his mind more to wider contexts of other things expanded possibilities of and established multitude of nationalities/ethnicities. I’ve known a Chinese Asian American friend for many years and they have gotten along fine enough within the community/town we live at.

[@XTR02]

The honest truth is he likely isn’t racist but being genuine with his questions. Most Americans actually think all Asians are either Chinese or Japanese. American schools do a lousy job of teaching geography.

[@sjv9147s]

Xinjiang cotton, that is.

[@tttITA10]

​@@XTR02 bro really said "he's not racist, he's just being genuine[ly racist]".

[@goldytwatus1674]

75% of Singaporeans are of Chinese descent, it's not a random association.

[@imagineroses2021]

The senator can't accept it that reality isn't matching up to his stereotypes

[@chrthewrestler2301]

then there is ALOT of thing that is NOT true in america. look at our news and main stream media. hahaha anything you think is the REAL thing? hahaha . welcome to USA.

[@waterloowar]

Chinese firm will not choose a non-Chinese tied people to be a CEO

[@godkiller0000]

u r dreaming bruh😂😂

[@e_hgxR1UBderSds_W1ndzNCudPg]

that's why he can be a lawyer. Answer me yes or no. there is the only thing they know.

[@halleyoey9535]

Reality is us is already in sembawang and paya lebar. Just shut up and obey your master 😂

[@makkapakka8091]

US guy couldn't identify Singapore on a map, I'm sure

[@derekelliott3971]

You can bet on that

[@ckokloong]

You give him too much credit. He doesnt know where US is on world map.

[@blcheah2672]

@@ckokloongJust tell the Americans USA is that big country near Japan and Korea and being threatened by Russia next door and Iran nearby. Most Americans can swallow that.

[@glhfggwp6232]

Singapore is a country within another country similar to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 or Vatican City 🇻🇦. It weird

[@ajisenramen888]

The Senator wouldn’t know ASEAN if a Nasi lemak was served to him

[@RocketPropelledMexican]

This gets even worse when you realize Cotton was part of a delegation that met the Singaporean PM in 2016

[@ChevyGodOfChevyism]

Bro thought he was in China

[@chulkyy372]

its either he thought he was in china in 2016, or he is claiming mr chew to be of chinese decent for political reasons

[@polarisukyc1204]

Don’t you just wish that members of government had more than two brain cells that weren’t constantly fighting

[@walid.Z]

American education system on full display here...

[@paulpaul7777]

Well said

[@by7757]

Typically american people 😂

[@str2010]

It's almost election season. These republicans are pandering, putting on a flair of nationalism more than anything.

[@Pero-Crunchy]

He's from Arkansas. What did you expect!?

[@user-pq3ro9xr3j]

He studied in Harvard University and served in the campus newspaper's editorial board. Then he studied law in Harvard Law school. He then served in the US armed forces. He has headed armed services committee and intelligence committee in the senate.

[@aviaaviation5004]

"Of what nation, are you a citizen?" Chew: "Singapore" Literally 3 seconds later: "Do you have a Singaporean passport?"

[@nhuthanhnguyen7452]

Just because someone is a citizen of a country, does not mean they have that country passport (because they would have to apply for one of they want it). I think that is probably the reason why that question came into play.

[@general_gimleh]

@@nhuthanhnguyen7452 What do you mean? Only citizens of US or Singapore can have US or Singaporean passport. The senator would know this because green-card holders in the US are non-citizen, despite having a permanent immigration status.

[@JT-yj3tr]

@@nhuthanhnguyen7452 Mr. Chew had also said he does not have citizenship of any other nation before Cotton asked about him having a Singaporean passport. Mr Chew lives in Singapore and since he is in US at that moment answering to these inquiries, it’s inferred he carries a Singaporean passport to do his travels.

[@_____134]

@@nhuthanhnguyen7452how would he have left the fuc|

[@nftos]

Obviously Mr Cotton was inferring that Shou Zi Chew might have snuck into Mexico, entered the U.S. via the southern border, then hitchhiked to D.C.

[@mrnomad1737]

This speaks volume on so many level. Mcarthy style questioning , xenophobic undertone, western eurocentric paradigms, entitled privileges.

[@Jahming14]

To be honest you can be Singaporean and still be a ccp affiliated; I have a phd in Cyber Security and TikTok is no joke.

[@brucewayne363]

@@Jahming14 He should've just sticked to asking if he had any affiliation to CCP or China and ended it there. Zeroing in on the passport is what gave him such bad publicity.

[@AlexLangerak]

​@@Jahming14oh, Nice, what's your normal bachelor's degree?

[@BleakVision]

It'll come out that he was a Chinese agent all along. You don't get to run a major chinese owned company any other way. People are hopelessly naive.

[@myeong-hee6041]

Not grilled, he was insulted, this just furthers the issue that Americans assume every Asian is Chinese etc. they think Asians are only east Asia.

[@DrDongSniffer]

It's wrong to ask a Singapore Leader of a developed app out of Beijing, China if he has any affiliation to said country. The company who made the app is ByteDance if you're curious

[@aromero5000]

If a person of social and educational level like Shou Zi Chew is treated in this racist way. Imagine an ordinary Asian?

[@oysteroid4030]

Only Animals will only do that.

[@doords]

You dont have to imagine it. It is already happening.

[@brucelee4357]

This is what Asian Americans deal with everyday living in America this isn’t something new. It was just well hidden from the public until now.

[@hzhao9086]

@@theagent3 SB

[@krosshqbeats8943]

@@theagent3sb

[@carln.6934]

This is the most racist and ignorant politician on the planet.. he basically doesn't know what Singapore is...

[@yeetian2774]

He knows only Us and China.

[@CharlsonCKim]

he is not the most racist and ignorant, sadly probably closer to a typical level of racism and ignorance for a us politician

[@Drownedinblood]

He heard someone call Singapore mini China once, and that's what he's going off of.

[@SA-ol6nv]

Can I understand how this exchange is racist? I genuinely don’t see it especially when you watch the full segment. This is just a tiny clip taken out of context. Maybe you can enlighten me?

[@mariokang14]

​@@SA-ol6nvfull of prejudice. Just because he ethnically chinese doesnt mean he is chinese citizen. He did mentioned about singaporean citizen and the senator keep asking if he is affiliated with PRC. If you dont understand this you might be...... ignorant too

[@oqasho.]

This is exactly why people joke that Americans are uneducated. This was so bad, I was offended on behalf of that guy.

[@DrDongSniffer]

Yeah question why a Singapore Leader of an app that was developed and ran by a company called ByteDance based in Beijing, China. With a leader that apparently has 0 affiliation with said country doesn't sound weird at all.

[@lennyundflosgamingchannel1042]

This isnt so weird compared to other ceos which are not from the countries where the company have their headquater​@@DrDongSniffer

[@DrDongSniffer]

@lennyundflosgamingchannel1042 Except they have entered said company's origin where as this guy who is currently apart of a company has never been to Beijing. ByteDance has a ccp member aboard the executives who was seated the day after the current ceo was appointed.

[@thela255]

​@@DrDongSnifferchina in that case is nothing more than TikTok's source of budget and income. That's similar to many Chinese investments in many other nations like most Southeast Asian countries, some african countries, some south american countries and more. Admit it, you're just being racist

[@borisblocksberg]

"Why are you chinese?" "Who says I'm chinese?" "You are chinese."

[@bluestar2253]

Cotton is a major embarrassment to his constituents who elected him. Shame on Cotton!

[@agoodchow]

A lot worse, Cotton is major embarrassment to entire USA

[@GamingNationShm]

Cotton is an actual name? I know it is wrong of me to say this, but it's hard for me to avoid. "Mum, what is this made of?" "Cotton, don't you know? It's made of cotton." "Me?" "Cotton, go fetch me some cotton."

[@Wilson24678]

No, on the contrary, I believe he accurately represents his voters. Come on, have some respect for American democracy.

[@ruskiydude9987]

@@Wilson24678shows how degraded the american society has become

[@asphyxiafeeling]

He's from Arkansas. Bless their hearts

[@apraew20]

"Have you ever applied for American citizenship?" FOR WHAT?? Singaporean & Japanese passport are some of the strongest passports in the world.

[@user-uq9yz1ve3l]

Yep who wants a us passport when you have a sg passport lol

[@felixweinlinger]

If you have permanent resident status in a nation it's normal to appley for or at least take into consideration appleing for citizenship.

[@apraew20]

@@felixweinlinger He's Singaporean. He's not Indonesian or Chinese or Vietnamese that have weaker passport than American passport.

[@nn18394]

⁠@@felixweinlingerPossibly yes but in this case Shou is a full fledged Singaporean and Singapore does not allow anyone over 21 to hold dual citizenship, hence you can only hold 1 passport.

[@SoranPryde]

Singapore citizens above the age of 21 are not allowed to hold dual citizenship. He is married to an American, and his kids are American by citizenship. He likely is still holding onto his Singapore citizenship so that his kids can choose to either remain as American citizens or convert to Singapore citizenship by the age of 21

[@MKW-oc8fj]

"Let me ask you" bro thought his question was brilliant.

[@felixlaupc]

First time I'm seeing a human barks and it's louder than my golden retriever. Tom Cotton would become the star in the pet store. 😂

[@minervasheryl4748]

Chew needs more in depth preparation. He needs to learn US political keywords. The correct answer was "I am Singaporean and your line of question is racist."

[@lightbeings6243]

Lol

[@shafsteryellow]

😂😂

[@sick9990101]

people from singapore and asia are polite people but yes you are right. A dump questions requires a harsh reaction.

[@goolooggg9005]

So indians in SG are working indirectly for CCP 🤣

[@cthulhumythos2033]

Disagree. Chew made his point quite clearly with minimum words. Too long a sentence and the American's brain cells would not be able to keep up. Love it!

[@hirokazemistral]

I'm from Indonesia, a neighbor of Singapore, and even I'm insulted by the comments made by the Republican Senator.

[@tonymcmenim]

Nah you got nothing to worry about, he would just assume that you were a dual citizen of India and Esia.

[@user-oj7tf5vl9j]

@@tonymcmenim Not true. I am an indonesian living in australia. People here told me to go back to beijing many times.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

US Senator : ah yes the country near Bali

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Why? He is Chinese and sends user data to China. The passport is just for convenience.

[@dasalekhya]

this *IL LITERATE senator* just does not know that *ethnic Chinese* are citizens of many nations eg Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, etc

[@johnnycripplestar5167]

"Where are you from?" "I'm from Ethiopia" "Have you ever built a pyramid?" "...no." "Have you ever SERVED A PHARAOH" "I'm not from Eg-" "HAVE YOU EVER BATHED IN RIVER NILE"

[@nicbentulan]

not familiar with egypt & Ethiopia - please explain? i checked wikipedia briefly but i don't really get it.

[@C-Farsene_5]

@@nicbentulan they both from africa and are fed by the nile but americans know Egypt more

[@builderrhys3112]

underrated comment

[@modeyofficial3355]

"Do you eat Chinese food" "Yes" "Guilty"

[@ajisenramen888]

Singapore does not allow for Dual citizenship. Unlike a lot of US Senators 😂😂😂

[@reliancehelpercrystalchai5726]

That is because we need our identity to be recongnize. The reason is because we need to unite all Singaporeans together. If not, race riots will happen again due to different indentity.

[@kc2213]

Exactly, and China does not allow dual citizenship either

[@dasalekhya]

@@kc2213 neither do *India or Russia* .. many countries do not allow. plus this *IL LITERATE senator* just does not understand that *ethnic Chinese* are citizens of many nations eg Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, etc

[@theagent3]

The US does not allow dual citizenship. So if you get in trouble the US government cannot guarantee your rights and safety.

[@esenlui9812]

Generally, if both parents are Chinese nationals, regardless of the child’s birthplace, the child is automatically considered a Chinese citizen under Chinese nationality law.

[@TC8787-yq7og]

Americans lack of geographical knowledge is absolute madness

[@adilnizam2120]

@@humbleindian6303are you a bot 😂

[@user-pl6dp9rp6v]

I guess he not even know where Singapore is, where is it on the map?

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

@@user-pl6dp9rp6v Singapore is too big, tell him to locate Vatican on the map!

[@theagent3]

Your lack of understanding is even MADDER. 🎩

[@balamsky]

But seems to be accurate! This is the only stereotype that seems to be accomplished very often

[@asmodeeznuts5638]

"Do you eat Chinese food?" "Sometimes?" "You are what you eat!!"

[@ladyewo6778]

😂

[@dennyfw]

Errr that's Chinese food was served in here USA sir.... That did mean USA is a part of China 😮😮😮😮

[@nothingcangowrongnow]

Make me wonder what is holding this country together, certainly not our politicians.

[@bri5037]

BRO CLEARLY SAID HES SINGAPOREN!!!!

[@serpent394]

So what I’m getting at is that the senator doesn’t even know where Singapore is

[@xoxofio]

they still think singapore is in china 😅

[@yensteel]

Totally. Not just where but what Singapore is. The Singaporeans I know are finding this pretty amusing.

[@xoxofio]

@@yensteelyea i’m singaporean and i’m thoroughly amused 🙈

[@milksomecows]

The worst part is that Tom Cotton has actually been to Singapore and has met with the prime minister.

[@daggyag9613]

Singapore does not allow dual citizenship. So by stating that he is a Singaporean, he is already stating the obvious. Senator ignorance of this is pretty clear.

[@luxeternity]

Tbh he should mention that part.

[@abcdefg3889]

He wont be given a chance to give a long answer, its always yes or no​@luxeternity

[@user-cs5bn6tu1f]

Listen, this is not ignorance. This A.I. or just an American: Arrogance + Ignorance

[@josem5461]

It’s also impossible to apply for Chinese citizenship if your not Chinese. so the ignorance is is so frustrating

[@TCWG87]

China doesn't allow dual citizenship either

[@BeardieForTheWin]

I am Taiwanese, and this happened to me everyday between me and average American when I was in Cali.

[@eln5343]

Well, "officially" you are a citizen of the Republic of China who's capital is Nanjing. 😉

[@HuHuHaH3]

They’re right tho, 中国台湾省

[@syee25]

Which part of Singaporean the senator from Arkansa did not understand ? He is from Singapore.

[@DrDongSniffer]

ByteDance based in Beijing,China company responsible for making and maintaining tiktok has a Singapore Leader with 0 affiliation to China. Seems pretty weird but okay

[@stefanomaurino8201]

Harvard graduate politician. No wonder the US is declining.

[@B.H90]

No he is not dumb.. it's all about showmanship.. so his followers will think he is tough... !!

[@acpanda6372]

​@@B.H90u don't show urself tough by being weak.

[@kimchiba4570]

Admission into Harvard was probably bought

[@TheGoldrivers]

​@@B.H90Taking ignorance & arrogance as toughness... No wonder American democracy is going down the drain...

[@darthvadeth6290]

​@@B.H90 you are saying he is acting dumb on purpose to make himself seem like his dumb voter base? 😂

[@gamerjay6624]

A Singaporean passport is one of the best passports to have in the world , access to more countries in the world than a US passport.

[@phongnguy6672]

You are correct

[@k-student7247]

There are no reason Singaporeans give up their citizen and get a chinese citizen who do it ? 😂 even Taiwan passport is better than Chinese passport

[@danf1862]

Not really a flex

[@Cosmo1093]

​@@danf1862 It is for people that like to travel. The US passport isn't really a flex unless you're in South America or Southeast Asia, where people (women) want to marry for a green card.

[@ButterflyG673]

That can change any day lol you think a passport ranking is super important 😂

[@XTR02]

Goodness- this is the most American thing ever. Most Americans think all Asians have to either be Chinese or Japanese.

[@DrDongSniffer]

ByteDance based in Beijing,China company responsible for making and maintaining tiktok has a Singapore Leader with 0 affiliation to China. Seems pretty weird but okay

[@britishbulldog6196]

Indians, Pinoys etc are Asians also ...

[@TM-il8rb]

not most of us think that, don’t lump us all together with this man

[@fqvri]

-are you chinese? -no -are you chinese now?

[@bunkertons]

Yikes. That's embarrassing to the other degree. He's, making laws in your country, America. How are you not embarrassed?

[@chimeria7]

You get numb to it eventually...

[@jaliyahtootle04]

We actually are

[@dhans9662]

Who says we aren't?

[@arcblaze1844]

THIS VIDEO DOES NOT PROVIDE FULL CONTEXT. There is a hidden story behind this. For context, the CEO of TikTok was appointed 1 day after the Chinese Government bought shares and had a board seat in ByteDance, in which the current CEO is the former CFO. Google "Senator Tom Cotton Exposed Tiktok's CEO". You'll see why the CEO of Tiktok is most likely a snake.

[@fyrebutterfly13]

Trust me, we are

[@juanesteban8827]

Citizens of the world; Tom Cotton speaks for only a tiny sliver of the American people. The rest of us are deeply troubled and embarrassed by his behavior

[@Ahtaht227]

We also know China and Singapore are two different countries my goodness

[@spidey5324]

I bet he doesn't know where is Singapore. lol

[@kelvinzhang2108]

pretty sure almost half of americans voted red, you ain't fooling nobody

[@haroldteo7994]

Amazing being a Senator ?????

[@ObsidianSpearhead]

Yeah it's only the few million racist people in America not a lot .

[@rugsdelite]

I was waiting for Cotton to be like..."Hmm...Singapore. That's some kind of Chinese right?"

[@Wunderpus-photogenicus]

There should be a new requirement on senator’s educational qualifications: Elementary school at the minimum.

[@DrDongSniffer]

Hopefully you yourself can answer why a leader from Singapore with 0 ties to China leads an app developed and ran by a company called ByteDance (based in Beijing, China)?

[@Wunderpus-photogenicus]

@@DrDongSniffer So?

[@DrDongSniffer]

@@Wunderpus-photogenicus Whelp seems I wasted my time with this comment if you don't see a problem with that

[@Wunderpus-photogenicus]

@@DrDongSniffer Likely you wasted your whole life, maybe?

[@C-Farsene_5]

Nah what needs to be fixed is the education system itself

[@koonehkun6404]

Singapore isn't even in East Asia, it's in Southeast Asia 🤦🏻

[@assopoua]

Still close though

[@konggg]

@@assopouaIt is not

[@LizziesLukas]

@@assopoua no, it is not close at all

[@mrbadmanzaman]

What part of Singaporean did he not understand ?

[@kimloo9136]

THE WHOLE PART😂😂😂

[@LeeCurrid]

Singapore

[@Kuzo53]

Different Asian nationalities is unheard of for Republican Senators

[@leewu4937]

This Senator sure holds "hostility to the race and nationality to which the petitioners belong (118 U.S. 356).

[@DrDongSniffer]

ByteDance based in Beijing,China company responsible for making and maintaining tiktok has a Singapore Leader with 0 affiliation to China. Seems pretty weird but okay

[@pangkayortega6308]

The Senator desperately want him to answer his Chinese 😅

[@vivekpluch]

He wasn't grilled. The senators were slowly baked. Lol America is a joke 😂

[@user-ip3im5tm2y]

América isn't even a country but 39 🤡😂😂😂👏🏻👌🏻

[@111jow]

You didn't understand the Video and Tatics...but ok. Kids doesn't need to understand everything

[@DrDongSniffer]

ByteDance a company based out of Beijing, China made and currently still runs Tiktok. However for some reason has a CEO from Singapore with 0 affiliation with China. Yeah questioning how that makes sense sure sounds dumb, right?

[@arcblaze1844]

THIS VIDEO DOES NOT PROVIDE FULL CONTEXT. There is a hidden story behind this. For context, the CEO of TikTok was appointed 1 day after the Chinese Government bought shares and had a board seat in ByteDance, in which the current CEO is the CFO. Google "Senator Tom Cotton Exposed Tiktok's CEO". You'll see why the CEO of Tiktok is most likely a snake.

[@Kittyququmber]

LOL. Having lived in Singapore for the last 20 years as PR, this is so SOOO funny. What is funny is that this intelligent human from Singapore cannot believe that a Senator from America could be soooooo ignorant!!!

[@wesleythomas7705]

That's nothing we have ones way worse. He got off lucky.

[@hellenialori5466]

american education in nutshell

[@davidsoliz6066]

" Imagine it was 1945, would you rather be German or Chinese? "

[@muhammadfaisal5Y5]

I thought for a second the senator was going to ask him to take out his passport so they can double check his claim

[@krimlinturhks4651]

This is racist. Repeatedly he said he's a Singaporean and not A Chinese. This is racist.

[@haimai296]

i don’t think so , being singapore it doesn’t mean he can’t work for china or being spy agent for ccp ,…

[@g43654]

So Singaporean is a race? Chinese is a race? Is there such thing as Vietnamese race, Australian race, or American race?

[@varkusor6899]

He assumed his nationality by his race ​@@g43654

[@orbitalpotato9940]

@@g43654 It's racist because hes saying all asians look the same

[@haimai296]

@@orbitalpotato9940 most of singaporean their root are from china , they’re half chinese , with money can by everything , even your soul , it doesn’t matter who u are ,….

[@rippedreaper7279]

Bro thinks Singapore is in China

[@ddniidn8426]

chinese known for using singaporean as their decoy very famous south asian company like shopee based in singapore yet its chinese company and many other.. thats why chinese immigrant is everywhere, they ask for government to build something in other countries.. as asian its well known lol

[@ddniidn8426]

well its basically china, with manjority of chinese... chinese immigrant is everywhere and they ask government for money to build something in other country.. well known, singaporean company based as a decoy for chinese..

[@firdaus99031]

​@@keithframe3489US also have huge influence in singapore. What are you trying to say?

[@ckokloong]

@@keithframe3489 Facebook has huge presence in Singapore also. Will that senator confuse Singapore is inside meta world?

[@fermanrekica4766]

@@firdaus99031 Chinese influence is way much larger US and 75% are ethnic Chinese with the rest Malay, Indian, and other ethnic minorities and many important are mainland Chinese.

[@rossenburg]

Why are they pressing this guy so hard? They should be pressing Facebook rather….

[@user-lj4lo7cx7m]

They did it lol

[@user-yt7fp1qi9c]

I admire Mr Chew's self control. A true professional. We should watch and learn. A polite, calm, collected and well prepared person.

[@kr8972]

By watching this video, I fully realize I am not qualified to be such a CEO as Shou Chew does. I will feel be humilated to answer such questions and cannot help slapping this senator's face.

[@tanyiling5457]

Goes to show that not everyone can be a CEO😂😂 I applaud Mr Shou for his ability to show professionalism and grace. I am very tempted to fire back with questions and remarks that will seem very insulting to the senator because of the kind of questions he asked

[@Ata.TeaGargler]

I would just laugh. Though I am aware Westerners think all Asians look the same, to us Asians, it's such a goofy mistake

[@bashirjr4396]

I’m 100% certain that senator wouldn’t be able to point out Singapore on a map

[@balajay8921]

well, to be fair, it is kinda really tiny...😀

[@akattau]

@@balajay8921Tiny does not mean unimportant. In fact Singapore is an influential country in SE Asia.

[@Jim_Colbert]

​@@balajay8921tiny red dot on the map...😅😅😅

[@GGY-yh6li]

They can't even point out their own country.😂

[@milksomecows]

The worst part is that Tom Cotton has actually been to Singapore and has met with the prime minister.

[@joswarbellidorosas3956]

is illegal teaching geography in the US?

[@paperst4r.]

"Im from Singapore" "Singapore? Is that a village in China?"

[@quentin___smith]

Bro doesn't believe he is Singaporean 💀

[@user-nw3bj4yh5u]

An American man does not think he is a European. Even their parents from EU

[@father88888]

probably his mind is thinking u r sporean but u r chinese at same time, right ?

[@kltan7261]

He needs to speak some Singlish to prove to that Senator...

[@acpanda6372]

Which is why - I served 2.5 years of the Singapore army. Do you serve 2.5 years of US army, as a US citizen, senator?

[@riza-2396]

​@@father88888Well more than three quarters of Singaporean are Chinese, but they are not citizens of China, that's like saying English and Swedish people are German just because Anglo-Saxons and Norse Vikings are also parts of the German ethnicity which includes a whole bunch of blonde white people living at the coast of North Europe.

[@k.k.c8670]

How can such people get elected at all? Baffling.

[@shocktrauma85]

Arkansas ranks 43rd out of 50 States. Those people are not very bright.

[@k.k.c8670]

didnt Bill Clinton come from there too? It's Cotton himself, not his state.@@shocktrauma85

[@xiao_feng]

@@shocktrauma85but the senator graduated from Harvard? How could someone from Harvard doesn’t know that China and Singapore are two different countries?

[@gus9797]

"You said you're from Singapore.... But wouldn't it be crazy if you were Chinese?"

[@dimixing4002]

Cotton: have you ever been to china ?how do you get oxygen? Chew:once!!what ?could u repeat Cotton:you breathe Chinese air?

[@densor9870]

"I'm Singaporean .. Lah" should have been the correct answer.

[@joephet]

Yesss!

[@natecollins9331]

Yeah, The use of "Lah" and the Malay-Hokkien Like Accent makes natural that he is Singaporean ...

[@AlfariziZakaria]

Hahaha 😂

[@TCTVFC]

I thought it was Malay’s

[@wildanfatihg]

@@TCTVFC It is Malay, Singaporean English is influenced by Malay (among other languages)

[@LiamHanilton-ko8kg]

How disgustingly racist. America can really make you cringe.

[@mrotss]

and people have the guts to say america isnt racist anymore

[@ssuwandi3240]

Bidenomics. Everything that he touched has crashed and burned. Shocking

[@Plopi]

Hes just asking questions idk why yall so triggered

[@ddniidn8426]

not racist its facts they knew something most asian know

[@dondoodat]

​@@ssuwandi3240 That's the exact opposite of what's happened.

[@Jack07]

Senator: Of what nation are you a citizen? Ceo: Singapore Senator: That sounds Chinese to me

[@JOSEPH-gf7me]

This shows what the education system produces in the country.

[@endymionisrafieldeios7362]

I can't believe this. In a SENATE hearing? Seriously?!

[@cre8tion26]

imagine an asian senator going at him with these same questions lol

[@nicbentulan]

@@cre8tion26 hmmm ... so then it's justified in that case because an asian senator has the right? or it's worse because the asian senator should know better? hmmm... i think it's justified ... or at least i'm not sure the average white american has the 'right' to answer to worse. idk.

[@bakersdirtydozen]

I don't think Cotton asked one question about children. Is Cotton unaware of why he was supposed to be there?

[@ngokchai]

Child labour it's a children problem, but they don't care!

[@adgurl01]

That wasnt his agenda

[@JeovannyCosta]

The USA's greatest enemy is not Russia or China... but geography. Think of a people who don't study the geography of the rest of the planet. Hugs from Brazil... and yes, they must think that Brazil is in Africa or Oceania and think that we speak Spanish 🫢🤦🏻

[@WhiteMageOfTheWind]

"Grilled"? More like US Senate embarassing himself. He can't even tell the difference between citizenship and country. 😂

[@koshka02]

This was extremely shameful to watch. Deeply un-American to question someone in that way.

[@qianghuang7320]

Actually it’s the complete opposite, it’s the most American way.

[@Melty-K]

House un-american committee

[@adgurl01]

@@qianghuang7320my same thoughts

[@David-rz9dt]

For Anyone living outside of Singapore; FYI - When you Serve the Singapore Military Service/National Service. You surrender your Pink Singapore Identify Card and are given a Green Military Card during Service[At the height of your youth and most productive years]. Upon completion of the 2.5 years Service. You are granted your Pink card back. As an Officer, he is liable to return for service when in Singapore until the age of 50. He still serves Singapore with Taxed Income. The Citizenship, Tax rates & other benefits he enjoys is a privilage as a National Serviceman. The pride of earning your right to be a Citizen and the fact that his family and childhod friends reside in Singapore - thats what his look meant and its not a disrespect to the Esteemed Senator.

[@archangel2572]

Pink ic rule doesn't exist anymore fyi

[@potatomatoes5571]

nowadays you just serve 2 years in national service, and you still keep your pink IC -from an nsf

[@talhahabdullah8980]

May i ask why pink? Not blue or green or whatever?

[@lilpeanutish]

@@talhahabdullah8980 Pink just happened to be decided for citizens. Blue for permanent residents, green for military ID. No particularly deep reason why each colour was chosen, its just made uniform for each type for easier differentiation.

[@huggybear441]

@@talhahabdullah8980 The colour Pink just happened to be a chosen colour for Citizens when Singapore became independent in 1965. While the blue ID card indicates you are a permanent resident.

[@martinlisitsata]

Well whoever bribed the senator in order to get his way in the senate needs to ask for his money back !

[@felixlaupc]

Cotton displayed American politician and education system at its best. 😅

[@BrokenSoulConfession]

I can't help but wonder how Cotton would react if he's put on a tour across Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore... Heck, to the Chinatowns of every country on the planet. 🙄 "Chinese spies are everywhere!!!"

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

But the 850+ American bases are not part of the global spy network of the 5 eyes 😂

[@ShadowPhoenixMaximus]

The CCP routinely shifts blame for their own incompetence to foreigners and "foreign powers".

[@gofy9990]

A thief sees everyone as thief.

[@masmanado]

Malaysia more looks like Bangladesh

[@indraasianpride2467]

Mr Senator: Fyi Singaporean can’t have dual citizenship in any countries.

[@kevinlin4822]

CCP does not accept foreign member as well 🤣

[@idoit5005]

i don't think he knows where it is or even spell Singapore

[@a11u45]

Yeah but many people hide their dual citizenship. I know a Malaysian immigrant to a western country who does that.

[@Heylanda-fb9xb]

Or even worse, he doesn't knew that not all Asian are Chinese.

[@aiman1909]

He will think it between Hongkong and Macau but it literally between Malaysia and Indonesia where he will thing are you associated with Hummus ​@@idoit5005

[@YourContentSucks.]

This is people who don't know what they're talking about grilling a guy who's lying.

[@jayweechen]

"I'm not Chinese,Senator,but I bought cotton from China before"

[@therealcybertronwarriors]

Reminds of a King of the Hill episode where Hank met his neighbor from Laos, “so are you Chinese or Japanese?” Neighbor, “I’m from Laos”. Hank, “So are you Chinese or Japanese?” 😂

[@shaveazapatajuan3994]

Kahn: I am Laotian. Bill: The ocean? What ocean? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mistercr0wbar400]

exactly. guy's surname is even Cotton, like Hank's Father's first name ffs, it's like this moment was meant to be LOL

[@cleorise8187]

@@mistercr0wbar400 Cotton knew Khan was Laotian though

[@dgtheone]

Dear Mr Cotton, if you are reading this - thank you for making my day. I had a long laugh at your stupidity.

[@lt8833]

The only one grilled here is the senator

[@yyxi6255]

Racism

[@darthvadeth6290]

China living in Americans' heads rent free 🏡😂😂

[@tranhanhung]

Tik Tok Explains why it bans accounts of the ruling party in Taiwan and only allows accounts that are pro-ChinaSingapore is essentially just a nationality and money laundering center for Chinese people

[@edgard6473]

Senator is annoying and ignorant.

[@DiHiongTan]

I could understand the initial concern considering tiktok is more or less an international version of the Chinese douyin and thus was created by Bytedance, a Chinese organisation. So the concern of the TikTok data getting fed back to Bytedance and then being subjected to CCP orders I guess can be valid. However, as Mr Chew have made clear, TikTok is a whole entity on its own. The fact Shou Chew admitted to have lived in Beijing for 5 years might have also made it eyebrow raising but really… Just because someone lived there for a certain number of years, does not necessarily mean that they are affiliated with the government of that country. So for those reasons, I can somewhat see where he is coming from but where I completely lost any support for Senator Cotton was when he started harping on about unrelated topics like the Tiananmen Square massacre and various other topics like the whole dictator one. They have nothing to do with the app which is the whole reason why Mr Chew even presented to the hearing that day.

[@Scapestoat]

These questions are just so dumb. XD "So you have a Singaporian passport?" The man is speaking to you in a country that is not Singapore! He wouldn't be able to do that without one!

[@TheOpenCriticalmind]

American bigotry and Ignorance is so glaring here!!!!

[@ButterflyG673]

How? He’s just asking if he’s a affiliated to China in many different questions. Obviously he wants to get him to say he’s a spy to China. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@lightaiyee]

He's a Singaporean. The next most likely citizenship in the future would be American citizenship since his wife and children are Americans. Financial-wise, it doesn't make sense for him to apply for American citizenship, given the much lower tax rates in Singapore.

[@kongwee1978]

Only lower salary tax, there is capital gain tax in US that Singapore doesn't have.

[@lightaiyee]

@@kongwee1978with zero capital gains tax in Singapore, he'll end up earning far less money if he dumps his Singapore citizenship for an American citizenship.

[@ymhktravel]

Actually he might end up worse taxation-wise if he becomes American. It doesn't matter where you work abroad, if you're American, you still have to pay taxes to the US even if you are not physically in the country.

[@lightaiyee]

@@ymhktravel yes. Worldwide taxation for Americans. I wonder which high-paid Singaporean in his right mind would want to exchange his Singapore citizenship for an American one. haha.

[@wf645]

Plus Singapore has way better quality of living versus to US !

[@pd28cat]

"So are you from *China* or *Japan?* "

[@darrenko8742]

Singaporean Chinese is not the same as being Mainland Chinese…Two different things.

[@user-cw2py6wh8l]

That senator should resign or go back to high school. Oh wait, he's from Arkansas. That explains a lot.

[@blcheah2672]

High schools in Arkansas are the type that teach creationism and flat earth theories.

[@zeeone4492]

That's the standard of ignorance in the US regime

[@superdajiba222]

He also graduated from Harvard

[@user-pl6dp9rp6v]

He knows well using anti-Chxna propagandas can make him get his votes, that's why he got the job. His working ability doesn't really matter.

[@gofy9990]

He probably didn't study geography at Harvard, so his geography knowledge is stuck at high school level.@@superdajiba222

[@gjwang4385]

How did Tom Cotton obtain his Havard degree? I'm so confused

[@orbitalpotato9940]

probably cheated his way through uni

[@haniahannslew4108]

He bought his degree from Harvard. In America you can buy degrees and politicians.

[@TERUBOTSU]

Don't think so highly of Harvard. Not long ago, the once highly regarded ivy league was led by a president who repeatedly plagiarized and was exposed.

[@appleapple6053]

he might not how to do math especially Algebra, LOL

[@NipponAsahi]

Havard is just expensive school not a high quality ones. Tsinghua and University of Tokyo are the high quality ones.

[@daniellemiguel958]

senator dont know a country called singapore

[@twiceredux]

Anybody read this video's description? "when the Chinese-owned short video app company"... again, they're not a Chinese-owned short video app.

[@dkj6946]

Does Singaporeans with the world's No. 1 Passport need to apply for another passport? Dumb question

[@darthvadeth6290]

Tom isn't wrong. Aren't majority of Singaporeans just settlers from China?

[@psi_blade200]

​@@darthvadeth6290Same as USA that settler from EU

[@Mysterious_Person.87]

​@@darthvadeth6290 Lol, Melayu with Chinese dependents.

[@darthvadeth6290]

@@psi_blade200 right, the same, so what's the problem? 🤣

[@icebleue]

@@darthvadeth6290 Nope. Singapore is an independent country. Its located beside Malaysia and Indonesia. By your logic most US citizens are settlers from China, Europe and Africa.

[@eklim2034]

"walaueh! Senator, I am a Singaporean you know or not, I joint army some more ah, don't act blur leh!"

[@synthdriver8817]

Gotta love our senators for living up to the "clueless Amerikan" Stereotype.

[@Andrew-bf8tn]

Cotton: Please just say you’re Chinese

[@caloricphlogistonandthelum4008]

And that is the idiocracy of America and its Right.

[@DeKalbGal]

THESE ARE OUR LEADERS SHOWING OFF THEIR AMERICAN EDUCATION 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ijlala3799]

Sooo thats how you say "you eyes tiny, you are china" In a formal way. Thank you senator cotton

[@MrMatt010182]

Are you Chinese? No I’m from Singapore. What part of China is that ? 😂😂😂

[@yewbtang1848]

This Singaporean guy is so calm and cool! 😎💪👍

[@Ben-yt9nu]

I don't know how he can be!

[@aero.l]

Bro was a former NS army officer leh

[@FutaCatto2]

@@aero.l Paper Officer. But when country under attack, PAP will rely on US for support.

[@lotusfloat2020]

Actually at times I tink he actually looked astonished!