TikTok CEO dodges questions on whether he believes China is persecuting Uyghurs

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was grilled by lawmakers while testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee and dodged questions regarding China and Uyghurs.

[@whosoever_rp]

the dumbest thing is.... they kept asking questions about politics in china to a Singaporean guy 😅

[@whalewhalelookwhowehaveher1729]

I wonder what his reaction would be when China invades Singapore 🤔

[@whalewhalelookwhowehaveher1729]

You are right tho

[@whosoever_rp]

@@whalewhalelookwhowehaveher1729 he was born and grew up in Singapore. so if china ever invades this home country, i guess he'll be mad as well.

[@zsarimaxim692]

@@whalewhalelookwhowehaveher1729 You know who did invade Singapore? You should ask him his opinion on that.

[@morbid747]

They probably assume all asians look the same.

[@pluckybellhop66]

An excellent question...to ask the president of China, not the president of tik tok.

[@joannewu4064]

As a Chinese with relatively live in Xingjiang I say no. China did not prosecute any minorities

[@LAR-hs2qt]

I don't believe you...

[@masihullahazizi_arab2989]

@@joannewu4064 How about all those videos and evidence of massive prosecutions that happened in China.

[@LAR-hs2qt]

The Chinese government conveniently called the relocations area "Reeducation Centers." People were forcefully taken there to be re-programmed to only communist indoctrination--inspite, of your ethic religious beliefs. You are forced to believe, what the government tells you--or else.

[@bobmunchen4364]

An excellent question to probe he’s in the pocket of the CCP

[@ezezcompany]

Congresswoman, please ask this same question to the CEOs of Apple, Boeing, Ford, GM, Citi Bank, Chase, Stanly, Goldman Sachs… publicly, and loudly😂

[@wanshah1377]

Dont forget Nethayu

[@gerashtsrwhf9109]

I agree you😂 As she said it is a pretty easy question

[@Scratch-BOT]

Why is CEO of Apple on there, Tim Cook hasn’t done anything wrong as far as I know?

[@wanshah1377]

@@GabrielTavares-xj3cn Gum

[@AlexRodriguez-gb9ez]

Imagine a chinese company putting a lawsuit against your American company, and the judge asks you if America has been persecuting blacks, or been screwing with other people's nations. You'd answer that has nothing to do with me.

[@yiyilu4671]

He didn’t answer the question, cause you’re asking a stupid question.

[@mrtwister9002]

you're ignorant.

[@daniel_diaz97]

He didn't answer the question because if he gives an answer that upsets the Chinese Communist Party, he'll be fired if not worse. He's being asked to denounce Chinese citizenship and Chinese Communist actions because he works for a restrictive Chinese Company and reports to a Chinese supervisor, Liang Rubo. There is no freedom of speech for him.

[@oneandonlyellie]

what r y on about? uyghurs ARE being tortured in china..? u make me feel so smart 😹😹

[@petergilkes7082]

And you know that how?

[@angskeet]

First of all, he’s Singaporean. Second, he’s a TikTok CEO, not a politician.

[@drflat9223]

First of all, he worked in China his entire life. Wife and kids are both American citizens (you wonder why?). So where he is from is irrelevant. Second, TikTok is CCP war machine attacking American youth. He is the puppet of a foreign war machine.

[@VinnytotheK]

TikTok is connected to the CCP, so...

[@Sanctum-Blackoutz]

Well said

[@luminouswaves2640]

And it turns out Mr. Shou Chew is indeed Chinese citizen in 2020. He said it himself to World Economic Forum when he was shortlisted for youth leaders. It was also shown that he was a communist party member when he was working at Xiao Mi, a Chinese corporation prior to Byte Dance, another Chinese company. And now he is working for a branch of Byte Dance called TikTok.

[@drflat9223]

@@luminouswaves2640 Don't bother, this is a CCP channel, they will delete your comment shortly. That's what they do, lie, then censor truths.

[@cameronhetzler5407]

A Singaporean citizen comes to discuss his social media app and is then asked about Chinese governmental policies 🥴

[@raymondchan3618]

Is like asking CEO of McDonald the cooking method of the Chinese hot and sour soup. Ridiculous.

[@davidzhang7118]

Stupid woman😂

[@jaclrossrick6327]

​@@raymondchan3618 nah, it's like asking ceo of mcdonalds what he thinks about usa involvement in the yemen war

[@vakash5994]

@@jaclrossrick6327 exactly

[@generalitsme]

@@jaclrossrick6327or a Canadian about it

[@mrsticky005]

If it was an Israeli CEO do you think she would be asking those kinds of questions?

[@AlexMig]

I hate Israeli and China

[@scyther7858]

Fax lmao

[@AntiPenjajah]

Palestinian?

[@shoranliu8482]

I bet she dont dare

[@libertyaboveall5960]

The uiyghurs aren't typically known for suicide bombings and participating in firefights, unlike Palestinians

[@bedlesshacker1348]

Why is the title, Tiktok ceo dodges question, the title should be: This congress women shouldn't be in Congress

[@Cosmo-pg4iq]

Because this guy who posted this video has a mischievous intention

[@hussainakram6823]

he lets folks abuses monkeys on tik tok

[@MarkMiller304]

Her qualifications was lunch lady before she was elected

[@mscreationworks5787]

He should ask her a question Do you agree Europeans killed Indigenous Americans ? 😂

[@MarkMiller304]

@@mscreationworks5787 next question should be when are you going to return the stolen land to them

[@maohuasun4354]

How low a US congress person can go? Yes!

[@dra6o0n]

How low can a CCP member go? Probably not low enough by Xi's standards.

[@kmack998]

Was he fighting this hard when other countries wanted to ban tik

[@qsr1776]

@@kmack998 You have the chinese state, going out on the highest of highest levels of diplomacy in their media channels saying "don't block tiktok" and I think you got your answer right there.

[@kmack998]

@@qsr1776 exactly some people just blind but the Chinese are east to read

[@thunkjunk]

Lol. The answer is: Yes, it is a fact that the Chinese government has persecuted the Uyghur population.

[@kellyy5834]

The IQ of the people leading US is concerning.

[@VVayVVard]

Tbh I'm more concerned about yours. This guy is the CEO of a company who's app deliberately hides posts related to the Uyghurs. Regardless of your stance on the issue, the intention behind the question seems pretty easy to figure out.

[@COMMIE1949]

​@@VVayVVardPEOPLE is NOT OUR pronoun!!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

It’s actually a relevant question if they wish to see or demonstrate that he has blindingly pro-Chinese incentive compromising loyalties as the head of TikTok for the USA. Which would suggest an influencing of policies regarding the app.

[@Czyb20]

@@robertortiz-wilson1588It’s not at all relevant. This a trap setup to destroy his company. if he answers ‘no’ he loses his companies right in the USA, if he says ‘yes’ he loses his companies rights in China. This man is a business man and not a politician, these are the questions they should ask to Chinese government not a social media business man. If you were the CEO of TikTok regardless where you’re from and you have allowed your company to work in China, you would not admit to any political biases for your safety and remain neutral.

[@davidmullan7684]

not like the usa hides all sorts on the same apps @@VVayVVard

[@infio]

then they kept cutting him off. americans don’t let anyone but themselves speak.

[@masoyangkasar32]

Useless and brainless question

[@dra6o0n]

When you dodge, they shoot.

[@Martinez21284]

@@dra6o0n I bet that makes u feel great when you type that in

[@codymiller7522]

You voted for these people so hows fault is it really?

[@nandraaprianto5026]

Don't generalize people like that ,bro

[@mahfujurrahman7954]

He's not supposed to make a judgement about a political leader, he's a business man not a politician. Many thanks

[@pandaooo9334]

Low level US congressman

[@hunterphung3638]

We ask any question we want, you can answer it or not. We play fair.

[@EliasssY]

​@@hunterphung3638 play fair, still, she held onto the question like a predator biting onto a prey.

[@hunterphung3638]

@@EliasssY like he refused to answer the question. Your people don't have understanding to begin with.

[@EliasssY]

@@hunterphung3638 what is a political question that is clearly meant to trap him got to do with an IT platform? If that question is directed to you, what's your answer then? If you say you agree or disagree, where is your hard proof? Did you see it happen in front of your own eyes and took a photo of it? Or do you agree/disagree based on others' account, which we call a conspiracy? I think you don't have an understanding of what you think you understand. In that case, it's better for you to keep quiet.

[@hunterphung3638]

@@EliasssY they can ask questions they like. Not you like.

[@godrgodr1328]

She should ask her own government the same question.

[@qishenzhou6407]

Gaza is real

[@SamPashmi]

We aren’t though 🤦‍♂️

[@alenimbang2356]

Yeah, they persecuted the Native American..and still

[@Omcs234]

​@@alenimbang2356 Not presecuted anymore, and doesn't make China less bad.

[@MarkousMajorSurf]

Mic drop!💯💚✊️🪶👣🐾

[@BashQamar]

Why does he has to agree or disagree with what Chinese govt is doing. He is not their representative. He is representing his company and she is not listening to him.

[@Sqito1]

His company is owned by a Chinese company, whose corporate governance structure contains a literal committee of CCP members to ensure the company is used as an information wing of the government.

[@salsa564]

The Chinese government isn’t even doing anything to the Uighurs. This was debunked years ago.

[@loremasteringwion9930]

@@salsa564 Then why are there actually thousands of people that claim the opposite? Hmm? Why are there photo evidence of Uyghurs being interned in camps in XJ?

[@holycrapdude123]

@@salsa564by whom? 🤣 what source

[@bwood1234qwert]

It's probably something to do with the fact the company he works for is a Chinese company and is owned partly by the Chinese government and directed by them

[@lzr11451]

This is the ridiculousness of the US government. On one hand, they say there is genocide in Xinjiang, and on the other hand, they say there is no genocide in Gaza. However, anyone who has actually been to Xinjiang knows that they are talking nonsense.😂

[@VSPoliFight]

🤣😂 the Uyghurs never attacked China first. Welcome to the difference champ

[@flyingfox417]

Apparently, Chinese muslims are more important than Palestinian Muslims to these politicians 😂

[@mishaspencer4377]

@@VSPoliFightUyghurs have attacked Chinese people several times with some instances killing 100+. It’s very telling that even an authoritarian country like China responds with more restraint than the “only democracy in the Middle East”

[@ljhS0ExZrXLmKPwVzwiygQ]

@@VSPoliFight indeed they did, Uyghurs did attack Chinese. Google 2009 Urumqi Riots, Kashgar and Khotan Attacks and Tiananmen Square Attack

[@PapichuloWE]

NOTHING to do with why he's there. ASHAMED of the United States PUBLIC SERVANTS!

[@alexlopez5800]

It has to do with the Tik tok algorithm bombarding people's feeds with the said topic brought up..

[@sosababee]

​@@alexlopez5800 the algorithm has never once promoted anything chinese ☠️

[@alexlopez5800]

@@sosababee Exactly, because they control what you watch... Duh 🙄 🤦🏻

[@qsr1776]

@@sosababee You might be upset to find out that Tiktok was running an advertising campaign where you could win up to 500k dollars, scaled you know 300 to 400 500 and if you answered the questions right you’d be put into a poll, and No.14 the question was "Taiwan is a province of which country?" Their correct answer was, PRC… in case you have any doubt in your mind that Tiktok is controlled by the CCP.

[@kittybossatron]

@@alexlopez5800the algorithm sees that I gave a like to a video of a dog with the caption saying #dogs and it takes that information and will use it to cycle more dog videos into my feed, it’s not that complicated even second graders can figure this out

[@andycheng7874]

Wtf, this question is totally irrelevant to the hearings of TIKTOK.

[@r-uu2qi]

It’s 100% relevant. Would you use a platform owned by Nazi germany? I don’t think so

[@LAR-hs2qt]

How so?

[@Jayjay12795]

@@LAR-hs2qt how’s it not?

[@khaelamensha3624]

Well as Ouïgours did participate in attacks in China, he is entitled to ask about Guantanamo 🤣

[@r-uu2qi]

@@khaelamensha3624 What about Guantanamo? That's a prison for world's biggest criminals. China's camps are concentration camps

[@richardchang40]

Why would a congressman ask a tick tok CEO a political question? Man we need more congressman to have more wisdom. This is ludicrous.

[@cooldudecs]

Bot

[@jeremyk4276]

Haha ! Affirming their propaganda with a non political individual. 🤮😂

[@raymondchan3618]

This just shows the intelligence of the US congress, no wonder the US is what they are these days.

[@skychaos87]

Because this hearing is political, the concerns of data privacy are fake. They don't care about finding the truth, they are just setting Tiktok up with these narrative so they can later ban it.

[@斯皮尔伯格-l7z]

因为这是美国政客的常规手段，一个谎言需要经常被拿出来讲，这样才有那么多没有思考能力的人去相信。两千万印第安人长眠美国地下。而中国维吾尔人正好从几十万增长到现在一千多万。贼喊捉贼只不过是美国人的心虚表现而已，美国人叫的越大声，越歇斯底里，越显得那么可笑。我在此声明一下，中国是言论管控的国家，维吾尔族人与其他族人一样，可以自由出入，求学，工作，受到一样的言论管控。对了拜美国所赐，维吾尔族人人不容易找工作了。

[@blcsfo]

There is No Genocide in Xinjiang. Definition of Genocide is what is being conducted in Palestine.

[@MattyAviation]

Her question has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CASE

[@martthesling]

If he is not a puppet of China why is he afraid to answer the question. Unless he is doesn't want to...

[@eem2442]

很明显，议员们没收到tiTok的钱😅

[@juniorbitare-hebert6711]

Well yes, but it shows how much power the CCP has over him… Don’t blame him, had he agreed, TikTok and him would disappear in China 😂.

[@cia9419]

@@juniorbitare-hebert6711answer my question do you have a brain?

[@booaks2980]

​@@juniorbitare-hebert6711 he's not even Chinese, he's Singaporean. Lmao therefore asking a Singaporean about things happening in China is just out of topic

[@n.yeyeye]

Respect to Mr. Chew for keeping his calm in the face of so many dumb questions

[@UKTechPro]

Fax man

[@wodenofnorthumberland9706]

Oh so genocide is a dumb question? Let me guess you have tiktok? Wumao.

[@khaelamensha3624]

During the hearings about the Aussie submarines the representative asked the admiral if the submarines were able to stay 20 minutes under water. To this day, I still do not understand how he was able to answer without laughing 😂

[@wodenofnorthumberland9706]

@JackSmith-mk1ru actually you're definitely wumao.

[@benjiebuenviaje4811]

He is correct. He came in to answer questions related to tiktok. He is not China's ambassador 😅

[@hussainakram6823]

he lets folks abuses monkeys on tik tok

[@hussainakram6823]

he lets folks abuses monkeys on tik tok

[@dellbelfessa3962]

He answered it the same way the American politicians answer questions about Israel. She knows the feeling.

[@kroel]

“Do you eat Chinese food?“ -Yes "Ha! Gotcha! You are what you eat"

[@rickydinto]

Haitian: "I'm only human after all"

[@maxcrc]

nice one

[@fabricioface]

Hahaha

[@redixora8612]

What a joke. The guy is a CEO of a company. Why ask personal stupid dumb question. Truly dumb politician!

[@lawtowngirl85]

I must be Chinese then.

[@lionelwong5842]

He already said very clearly that he's there to represent Tiktok, not about himself whether he agrees or disagree about persecution of Uighur population. He has the right to refuse to answer this silly question.

[@Sqito1]

TikTok is wholly owned by a Chinese government which has had documented instances of algorithmically demoting content about the genocide of Uighur people in China.

[@johnfinnerty4243]

He has the right to decide whether to answer the question but it's NOT a silly question! This issue deserves airtime!

[@cathychan2814]

He is a Singaporean. He is a businessman. He is not interested in political issues nor anything China. She cannot differentiate.

[@Jeremyho439]

Malaysian Chinese at US congress kzbin.infovjAt8D52cGU?si=OGyUBh4U_5rBM00r

[@jerrybmwm5]

That is BS 1. He worked for ByteDance technology in China before becoming CEO of TikTok 2. By Chinese law- he has to be involved in CCP because he was a company officer at ByteDance Hence the context and reasoning why he was grilled on this matter.

[@Jeremyho439]

@@jerrybmwm5 Adelina Zhang is a Chinese woman who was involved in a confrontation with a British pianist named Brendan Kavanagh at the St. Pancras International station in London. She is also a former journalist for China Daily, a state-owned media outlet, and a host for various Chinese state events in the UK. She has been seen with several British political figures and elites over the years.

[@bowang8281]

stupid thoughts

[@Mirandaindo]

China spy and communist

[@thandolwethumlamla2740]

So basically all Americans studied at Walmart

[@joebloe4374]

Yes 😂

[@EthanRyczek-ml5jz]

As an American I can confirm our schools are in fact Walmarts

[@sathaedu]

He’s been Chinese profile in this case. What a racist public servant! I feed so sorry for those who vote for her she is unfit for the job.

[@VVayVVard]

He's the CEO of a Chinese-owned company. Put two and two together.

[@VVayVVard]

And remember: his app deliberately hides posts related to the Uyghurs.

[@Vladimirputin11111]

​@@VVayVVard So what...?? Tiktok is not a News broadcasting flatform....☕

[@ViktorZhang-n1g]

@@VVayVVard Source: Trust me bro

[@VVayVVard]

​@@ViktorZhang-n1g Alright, well show me a way to get clips negative of the regime to show up without specifically having to look for them.

[@raymondchan3618]

How ignorant ? The guy is here to provide information about TikTok, he is not there to give his personal take on political issue.

[@Lawson8489]

Because they all still thinking he is Chinese.

[@Yui-ip7cd]

Do you agree that the American governmen is prosecuting the black Americans

[@hussainakram6823]

he lets folks abuses monkeys on tik tok

[@BlackSeranna]

Why does she want this man’s opinion? His job is as a CEO to TikTok, not his opinion on world politics.

[@hylianlegends]

you are complicit in genocide

[@nightmare4122]

She's trying to relate his answer to how Tiktok is under the influence of China. He could've just said "I don't know." Shou Chew is frustrating to watch.

[@bibychow2602]

That Congresswoman is stupid and annoying! He has every right to not answer the question.

[@irwan3064]

say i donno

[@marvelcomiks8078]

She should ask him, do you agree that Joe Biden has unfairly persecuted Donald Trump?

[@xicowang8153]

He is not even Chinese he is from Singapore

[@danieltan3185]

It’s because they are anti Asian, not just anti Chinese

[@milk__teee]

@@qsr1776 it’s clear their anti-Asian if they thought he was Chinese and kept asking questions not related to tiktok. It’s definitely xenophobic mixed in with a sprinkle of not being able to tell the difference between Asians, and not even remembering that he himself during this said that he’s Singaporean

[@FutureBILL]

No one in this video said he was chinese.

[@xicowang8153]

@@FutureBILL So what’s the point asking about uyugurs to a guy from Singapore that is the CEO of Tik Tok

[@lllengl.9660]

I am from Singapore and we have 3 major races here. We call them Chinese, Malay and Indian. But these are races not nationalities. So the TikTok CEO is a Chinese Singaporean but have nothing to do with China except that his ancestors came from China from god knows when.

[@tingzhong6781]

I am a Uyghur nationality Chinese from xingjiang province.the Chinese government never never persecute Uyghur people.all Uyghur people very happy we are Chinese.don’t always asked those stupid questions again.

[@remyfarson6559]

50 cent army member

[@jonglejuice]

I promise you no CEO of ANY major company in the US would answer this question. Apple, Tesla, Nike, Boeing, Costco, Disney, Starbucks etc. they would ALL dodge it because they all do business in China. It’s a pointless question.

[@jerrybmwm5]

The only difference is that they don’t have to become CCP working for those companies 1. He was CFO of ByteDance. By law he has to be part of CCP. 2. ByteDance has CCP direct investment and has internal CCP committee which company officer needs to be part of.

[@geneappeal]

Here's the rest of the interview. kzbin.infoxq3aFCEnFrQ?si=nahUo6LVbFeIbPMU She expresses concern about the security of American users. The question about the Uyghurs was to make the connection between Tik Tok and how their data is used by the CCP to persecute them.

[@aydinsha]

​@@jerrybmwm5 I think you're naive to how much the CCP is invested in every major US company. Saudi Arabian and China both are major investors in Reddit and most social media platforms (including former Twitter). They're also major investors in most tech and real estate companies.

[@jerrybmwm5]

⁠@@aydinsha I am not naive. You are actually wrong. While PIF and China does invest in U.S. company (which you can’t prevent since some company are public traded). It doesn’t mean they can ignore law in U.S. or follow Chinese law in U.S. In China company officers needs to be CCP- CCP can publicly setup internal CCP committee for China company. In this case Byte Dance technology has CCP committee in part of their corporate structure. Which TikTok CEO was part of it. This is irrelevant to what you are talking about.

[@quinn7427]

​@@Ilovecruise yet you offer no correction? How is it "totally wrong" if you don't offer what's true?

[@derrick238]

Vote her out.

[@丁日光]

vietnamese?

[@OfficalNovaRBLX]

Well do

[@angelag9318]

vote all of them out💀

[@OfficalNovaRBLX]

@@angelag9318 on god

[@丁日光]

@@angelag9318 yep

[@budiwibowo6905]

All American congress is dumb

[@justmythoughts2786]

He’s not there to discuss politics he’s there to discuss TikTok. People are acting like TikTok does something different than Facebook and every other platform does.

[@manicstatic370]

It’s who owns it is why the govt cares not what it does

[@de1isa]

The fact that he's Singaporean and has nothing to do with China too 😂

[@thunkjunk]

@@de1isa Nothing to do with China? lol TikTok is beholden to the CCP. This question about the Uyghurs very easily showed that Mr. Chew is beholden to the Chinese government which has everything to do with allowing TikTok to continue to exist in the US.

[@urface640]

​@@thunkjunk that still has nothing to do with TikTok

[@thunkjunk]

@@urface640 It has everything to do with TikTok and the relationship to the USA. -TikTok is owned by ByteDance. -ByteDance is controlled and beholden to the CCP. -Therefore, TikTok is beholden to the CCP. This is easy logic that you can look up: -If A then B -If B then C -Therefore, If A then C It is called a Hypothetical Syllogism HS.

[@robotdahoodmodded1230]

"Do you agree that pineapple does not belong on a pizza"

[@JoyceAsares-w1t]

Your honor it takes a man tonlive in Hawaii for him to love Hawaiian pizza.😅

[@pejayguiao969]

😂​@@JoyceAsares-w1t

[@pjdmcnamara]

Except Hawaiian pizza was invented in Chatham Ontario Canada

[@gibransapta7244]

Yes

[@svenvaltik5657]

The only time pineapple belongs on pizza is when it's paired with jalepeños...

[@themiddlepath8685]

If it was me, I would have said: I have the right to not answer a STUPID QUESTION.

[@stefaniaslovat]

Agree… If it was me, I would have said: I’m a businessman not a politician

[@kai_10969]

There's no stupid question. Only stupid people asking questions.

[@fazzurri]

That is why he is CEO and we are not.

[@saching1758]

If question was about India, then this racist will start reading essay over essay. When it comes to China they start farting..🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@ocm0104]

What's wrong with her? It is a totally irrelevant question. 😂😂😂

[@jaze5397]

It’s completely relevant. It’s clear they are quick to automatically block “fake Chinese propaganda” but will show you 200 videos from a dyed hair ill talking about the US government has lizard people running it. China would never allow that app to educate people on the 1.8 million Muslims in education camps in China or anything they deem false.

[@eyesuck8]

its like boycotting certain brands because the owner is racist or smthn. in this case, why allow such an app backed by people in china. boycott china’s app because of that issue is cancel culture in a way

[@engleonglim5857]

Such bully. stupid

[@Zizzy616]

@@eyesuck8 No. Tik Tok censors content that China deems are against their state. To say asking about genocide is cancel culture shows very little knowledge. Racism is terrible but segregation and genocide that’s another level of dehumanising and the fact nobody knows about truth is even more crazy in such time we’re all connected. Our generation will be seen as dumbest and most selfish to ignore reality and dance behind screens 📺 🕺 💃🏾

[@lee1039]

I thought Xi Jin Ping visited US not too long ago, why not direct these questions to him instead? And why ask a Singaporean about China issue?

[@OXY187]

because they don't have the balls

[@James51879]

Bully: a blustering, mean, or predatory person who, from a perceived position of relative power, intimidates, abuses, harasses, or coerces people, especially those considered unlikely to defend themselves.

[@hussainakram6823]

he lets folks abuses monkeys on tik tok

[@FlashRetired]

​@@James51879genius 👌🏻

[@sheeba7846]

That was an unfair question. He was right to dodge it.

[@washmycup]

No it’s not. They had evidence he was with the CCP so were digging him in a hole. These clips are out of context

[@hasan1980hb]

He is a liar though they have had closed door meetings with z. ionists and it is well documented they have been censoring videos that have highlighted Palestinians suffering and human rights abuses. I have first hand seen this.

[@kevinstreeter6943]

@@washmycup They should ask him questions about his company, not his political opinions.

[@georgecavendish1504]

Typical like Chinese people who do the talk and not do the right action.

[@Retronyx]

@@washmycupimagje inviting you to a party but instead I asked you to watch guard my house. How you feel?

[@joebloe4374]

I just looked him up He was born and raised in Singapore A Singapore citizen Married to a us citizen who lives with him in Singapore Why the hello they asking him about china What if he testified in say russia and the kremlin started asking him about racism in usa Ridiculous

[@richardweatherby3001]

I’m an American and this is embarrassing.

[@Sqito1]

No it's not. TikTok is wholly owned by a Chinese government which has had documented instances of algorithmically demoting content about the genocide of Uighur people in China.

[@Ilovemastery]

🤭😆

[@samtan2252]

Embarrassed the whole world 😂

[@jeshuchibul4526]

I admire this man because he's so calm against those angressive politicians.

[@washmycup]

No it’s not. They had evidence he was with the CCP so were digging him in a hole. These clips are out of context

[@jeshuchibul4526]

I admire him because he can remain calmly, not because he's right or he's a good person. I mean if u sitting there against those questions u easily lose control and have to play the game that those senators set up.

[@eat_ze_bugs]

@@washmycup BS, what "evidence" would that be? I bet that "evidence" would fit every single CEO of a company that does business in China.

[@1972Ray]

You have no idea what's going on with these hearings.

[@SafepathUS]

She has no idea how much self control disciplines Asia people have and higher IQ quality ratings which allows more abilities and patience. 😊 Research, practice, try try try again to achieve steps to your goals 😊 Sadly I've seen our standards of ethics, common sense, traditions and virtues literally fade away from what they were not that many years ago.

[@Ytusername18]

The way she was so confident LOL , AMERICANS congress are literally so senseless

[@squat200kg]

How did US become the strongest country in this planet with these politicians?

[@jinpaloalto]

This lady should ask the embassador of China about this question. Not this dude.i don't think she dares to do so when facing Chinese officials.

[@Sqito1]

TikTok is wholly owned by a Chinese government which has had documented instances of algorithmically demoting content about the genocide of Uighur people in China.

[@magdelenerebeccakee4877]

Trying to bait him. He is there to explain Tik Tok, not his opinions on China's politics

[@vincentnguyen6431]

"TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a private company headquartered in Beijing. ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, was founded in 2012. In 2016, the company launched Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. In 2017, ByteDance launched TikTok to cater to a more global audience' CHINESE company MUST give data for government when they requite . If you don't know about communis , please research " why they asked that question , anything has reason !

[@tekcomputers]

@@vincentnguyen6431Tiktok however does not operate nor is incorproated in China. They are incorporated in the Cayman islands and HQ in Singapore and Los Angeles.

[@npcimknot958]

@@vincentnguyen6431.. no.. you’re just as dum.. you can get him by asking the right question.. they aren’t.. you ask thes questions by asking does tiktok cencor certain topics on behalf of govs like china.. America.. etc.. does tiktok give their info to the ccp.. etc.. you have to ask the right question or you come of relaly dum

[@DailyGPT365]

I am ashame to call myself American these days. When I travelled to Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and when the locals ask me where I am from, I replied "America". They then stared at me blankly not sure what to reply. But I can tell they are trying hard not to laugh at how much of a joke is America these days.

[@Subject1097]

For those who didn’t get it the congresswoman was trying to make the ceo look bad. That was the purpose of the question. He is clever, it doesn’t surprise me how he got to the top.

[@SamnangZhuge]

She kept with such the dump questions again and again. What's ashamed to be an American senator

[@lppoqql]

These questions are soooooooo dumb it makes me wonder who voted for these "lawmakers"?

[@sosababee]

Fr like what is "does tiktok support genocide" ☠️

[@ernestoag4101]

Barely anyone voted for these lawmakers, they were bought by corporations and lobbied into their spots.

[@deroxanlit4181]

lmfao like seriously they asked mark zuckerberg some really pathetic questions. now they asked a tiktok ceo about genocide !!!!!!!!!!

[@kiperz803]

dumb people make dumb leaders

[@thisnthat7760]

Equally dumb people😂😂😂...

[@kmohan24]

There needs to be an IQ test for those running for Congress.

[@theonlyairconditioner]

I don't think IQ test are able to calculate into the negative 😂

[@bilibili833]

the lies about uyghur is one lie of all lies from the western,no freedom in all western app,i can tell the truth with my life,god know these

[@bolawolamakinde]

They're such arrogant bullies!

[@JuanPassiveMenis]

Someone voted for them….. guess who? 😂

[@theonlyairconditioner]

@@JuanPassiveMenis no one. It was all rigged 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

[@Rockieoo]

World view: a shameful America

[@keepingitlowlow9506]

Exactly💯💯💯💯👏👏👏👏

[@JS-wp4zi]

American view: we’re the best at…. nothing and that’s why so many people want to move here

[@saabuyghur9936]

See, how Chinese propaganda works works on you 😂

[@Rockieoo]

@@saabuyghur9936 This is a cnbc news comment. Fool

[@satheesselvam2611]

Most major foreign apps are banned in China, including Google, KZbin, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Netflix, and Twitter

[@crookedfingersgirl7356]

Karen asking a SINGAPOREAN CEO of a social media platform about CCP politics is NOT a "pretty easy question"... It's ignorance.

[@cmleoj]

Well, he is the head of a Chinese company with $4 billion in revenue. Do you think the President of Caterpillar or IBM could answer basic questions about US government policies?

[@ngmookleong3415]

it is American more rightly

[@geneappeal]

@@cmleoj And all Chinese companies are obligated to share information with intelligence organizations.

[@Golfin-s1u]

​@@geneappeal Private companies in China are not, and Cook has made that clear, saying that the Chinese government never interferes with companies, while the U.S. government will ask Apple to obey orders. America is like this. That's why they ask.

[@thomassites4774]

After Sen. Hawley, Cotton and Cruz' attacks on TikTok and senators like this one, I have ceased all support for any GOP candidates. The GOP betrayed its supporters

[@taff01]

How can they be like: “ No, we’re talking about tiktok.” Then be like: “ do you believe the Chinese government persecuted Uyghurs?” Like lady that has nothing to do with tiktok 💀💀💀

[@wfa6330]

If Chew said yes to the question, then he will disappear with tiktok, if he said no, then prove that he was powered by CCP. That was a simple question

[@darkphasex]

@@wfa6330????? That’s really silly; no different than this congressman

[@2kpapii]

Why would he even answer that. He ain’t there for that. This why our politicians are the dumbest in the world

[@JazzeA]

Not About Dodging The Question. Thats Not Why He Is There For. The invitation doesn’t read that, so he is only prepared to talk about tik Tok and it being a platform. 🔥

[@johnlim8991]

The lady asked an irrelevant and stupid question.

[@christinamcbride3592]

The whole session was like this....

[@loot6]

It was just to find out whether he was afraid to answer or not. That would obviously show a lot.

[@christinamcbride3592]

@loot6 no the entire line of questions they asked were ridiculous !!!! It was all a waste of taxpayers' money

[@loot6]

@@christinamcbride3592 Why? He's the head of a Chinese company and he does not want to answer this question? It's the most important question that was asked in the entire interview. He's Singaporean so he should have no problem answering either way.

[@christinamcbride3592]

@loot6 omg dude if u didn't see what was wrong with that entire session then you are part of the problem. He doesn't need to be a citizen of China to run as CEO and that was literally the only damn thing they asked 8 million times. He literally has no control over a communist country and how the choose to run anything...

[@ayidisme8321]

He should’ve asked the congresswomen back “Do you agree that israel is commiting genocide against the palestinians in gaza?”

[@hah-vj7hc]

It is not. Palestine's population has increased more than almost every other population on Earth.

[@giannux]

​@@hah-vj7hc Increase due to the massive movement of Palestinians forced to get out of their lands and homes

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

​@@hah-vj7hc repent and believe in the gospel

[@rohanakussin6498]

Agree

[@hah-vj7hc]

First time some one says that. Source?@@giannux

[@mixwellnz]

If she is that concerned, then come to China and see for herself.

[@greentea8852]

If she did, she won't be able to ask that question again in the future.

[@unitedasone9621]

When china does something to muslims, its a scandal! But when the US does, its totaly fine!

[@bogan-slayer7469]

What percentage of americans would even be able to find China on a world map?

[@verzeda]

That literally sounds like a threat. Unsurprising really, thats the only language commies know

[@markngteckhuat8139]

Wat a stupid lady asking singaporean an irrelevant question jus to gain political score!

[@louisa1624]

It’s definitely not ok to dodge a super irrelevant topic

[@adampro111]

This hearing was a big L for the lawmakers. It completely backfired and just made the CEO more likeable. TikTok is here to stay

[@Idonthaveanythingtodo]

wuuut. you enjoy watching 30 years old dancing while licking their hands and doing stupid things ? Jesus...

[@rhk199]

Yup a smart and handsome fellow

[@codymiller7522]

You voted for these people so hows fault is it really?

[@kalekidsav]

@@codymiller7522 do you understand how voting works? Some people vote for others and many don’t vote on this whatsoever

[@JT-wv4tb]

I wasn't on TikTok before, but these dumb congress people made me download TikTok in support of this CEO.

[@911shan]

They should answer by asking the same questions like"Do you agree, that America is complicit in war crimes in Gaza and is actively aiding and abetting state terrorism and genocide". When they dodge, they should give the same retort "That was not my question congresswoman/man".

[@rey1sri60]

Of course there is complicity, but against the real occupiers and squatters who restarted this whole business. Everyone should fact check that 0.1 % of the middle east is Israel, surrounded by "brotherly" lands that will be step up responsibly.

[@rey1sri60]

Everyone should fact check that 0.1% of the entire middle east is the chosen land. Why don't the "brotherly" and concerned neighbours step up and take responsibility??

[@geneappeal]

The difference smarty pants is that there are thousands of videos of Americans doing exactly that, asking critical questions of their gov't. Are you blind to the number of posts attacking Donald Trump and his love affair with Putin or criticizing Biden for supporting Netanyahu? Every weekend millions of people across the West are marching in support of Palestine. I look forward to seeing your comments on those posts. There used to be big protests in Hong Kong but Xi has cracked down so hard now there are none. That is the difference. People who have been ripped off by a real estate developers in China are charged with endangering state security, essentially treason, if they protest to try to get there deposits back. Shame on you for tacitly supporting this President for life, Mr Xi. And btw, I'm not American.

[@kT-jg7jy]

The amazing thing is that the congresswoman not only doesn’t realize how irrelevant her question is but she feels so good about it. So embarrassing to watch the us officials nowadays don’t possess much intelligence. Guess the subordinates are like their presidents.

[@udayjprg2988]

He should’ve asked her about Native Americans and their genocide that would be an end of the meeting.

[@dingpeng2317]

If he ask this kind of questions, he is not fit to be a CEO. It would most probably show his stance. Best is to avoid it

[@Kai-tn4yx]

The US acknowledges the Native American genocide, unlike China.

[@tsunshinegal9102]

Why ask a Singaporean whether the Chinese government has persecuted the Uygurs ??? Everyone has their own personal opinion. But asking the ceo such questions is off base ! So politically driven ….

[@VVayVVard]

Because said Singaporean is the CEO of a Chinese company that answers to the Chinese government?

[@VVayVVard]

Not to mention that his app hides posts related to the Uyghurs.

[@Sqito1]

@@VVayVVard Thank you. Why tf can no one connect this. It has nothing to do with his nationality and everything to do with the organization he is running.

[@Azure-r4q]

​@@VVayVVard So? Said Singaporean is there to answer questions regarding tiktok, not irrelevant political questions that cross boundaries designed to entrap him into a political mess. The fundamentals of the question is totally out of place 😂

[@Retronyx]

⁠same to why US is hiding the fact that 911 was an inside job

[@waynegrimes7610]

Ask if the American government has persecuted the Iraq population.

[@qishenzhou6407]

Israel and GAZA

[@glupshitto5019]

Iraq and Afghanistan and Syrian and Libya and Congolese and Vietnamese and laosin and Cambodian and the list goes on and on

[@Im6ft_]

He's not dodging the question, he's there to talk about TikTok, not Chinese politics. He is Singaporean not Chinese, how would he know the answer to that question?

[@tpc2008]

Why such question? It’s irrelevant towards the main agenda of the meeting

[@morbid747]

It's obviously a political witchhunt.

[@Princeofkennia88]

It's like when I take a math test and get asked a bunch of questions about history.

[@fth2780]

History of math creation 😂

[@nicbentulan]

​@@fth2780nice loophole

[@ReynaldoContreras-h7y]

Ur correct😅😅😅

[@washmycup]

They had evidence that he was with the CCP. These are out of context

[@FlashRetired]

Karen will say you are dodging the question 😂

[@sarwarjahan6218]

He dodges the question because he Singaporean not a Chinese politician

[@denniswoo9334]

Wrong question. It shown how stupid of US congressmen, now it explained why US President kept making bad decisions.

[@kennos]

Why are the politicians from the same country so damn dumb?

[@pancake6134]

Just typical americans 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

This country's population elects it's politicians so we know why lol

[@LeongGunners]

​@@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights Let's face it, they're dumb on both sides, so it's not like the civilians have much of a choice either way. As George Carlin puts it best, "politicians are put there to give you the illusion that you have a choice. You don't. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything"

[@queendaenerys6583]

😂i agree..KG graduates

[@hengeechua3705]

This type of Congress woman shd be working in the burger joint. I am wondering how cld she be voted.

[@zzccvvbbnnmmaassddff]

No he didn't dodge, he is not from China and he cannot comment... Get your facts right. He is Singaporean and is not his place to comment on politics. If you American are serious about banning this app, you guys would have done it long ago..

[@geneappeal]

Errrm, uuhh, maybe get your facts straight first. The parent company is based in Beijing. They hire a talking head from Singapore to pretend it's not.(Fooled ya, didn't they.) It is well established that all Chinese companies are required to provide information to govt intelligence organizations. Tik Tok collects data on its Uyghur users. The CCP gov't can use any of that data to persecute them

[@alhamdulillah375]

U must be another American

[@jameslambertus5820]

The CEO is not a Chinese, he's a Singaporean and not his job to comment on China's political situation.​@@geneappeal. I don't know how they teach geography on USA but Singapore is a country and not part of China.

[@geneappeal]

@@alhamdulillah375 If you are, oops sorry ... if U R referring to me, no, I am not

[@geneappeal]

@@jameslambertus5820 The company, which is the salient point, is based in Beijing and bound by Chinese law. The former head of Nissan was Carlos Ghosn, a Brazilian, that didn't make Nissan a Brazilian company. I don't know how well they teach reading comprehension where you are from but this is only the fifth time I've mentioned that here. Btw in my country we excel at geography. No soy Americano

[@FrancisSiciliano-xv4ez]

You asked a wrong person a wrong question, our tax money went to wrong pocket! Senator or Congressman/woman, please, please find a proper job!

[@remohor]

Stupid question. What kind of a Senator is she. She does not need to be reelected

[@astridedith]

These senators need to think more about US health care, save school, lesser crime, more food for the need in their country

[@greentea8852]

American one

[@eviloreo5439]

This hearing against TikTok has shakened what little confidence I had in our leaders. Talk about being out of touch and out of scope of what they can understand. If anything TikTok unintentionally made the us government look like complete idiots

[@kittybossatron]

Tiktok did no such thing, they did it themselves all tiktok did was answer honestly and they were outmatched somehow

[@kmack998]

Well anyone who is a worker to communist party can’t disagree with government so if war was to break out and China communist government wanted his app and all its data he could not refuse , Ask yourself was he in court when others countries banned tik tok

[@aaloh6154]

A very Stupid and Irrelevant question, which goes to show that the ban on Tiktok was politically motivated!! 😒

[@adrianchannelaat3767]

The dumbest question from the intelligent people at the government.

[@bnt377]

HE IS NOT FROM CHINA. WHY ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT CHINA

[@frankmensahnewjersey1410]

😂

[@nobodyunknown3184]

His ancestors were

[@spanchoo5505]

@@nobodyunknown3184so now their gonna say his father was Mao Zedong

[@hdufhbnjgr5491]

To see whether he's pro China or not...They already presume that he is,the question was just to trap him to make slips to confirm it..

[@agentc7020]

​@@nobodyunknown3184 Hey, why did you do the holocaust? After all, it was done by white people, aren't those your ancestors? Apply that same train of thought with any other atrocity your ancestors have done if you're not caucasian.

[@Cristopher7890]

That woman lost her mind that question has nothing to do with tiktok

[@1972Ray]

He's runs Tic Toc, many in the government believe he's working with the Chinese Communist Party. Because there's no context given, and no one follows the news, there's confusion as to what's happening here.

[@maxoobbxxx8032]

He's from Singapore. They might as well be asking a German person.

[@david50665]

it would be funny if they ask a german person this question...do u agree that the chinese gov has persecuted the uigur population...somehow if the person looks chinese....this is a fair question...as he must automatically be linked to the death star

[@qsr1776]

What? Why does it matter where he's from? It's ByteDance they care about. They are a Chinese company in Beijing. That's who he answers to ultimately. Either him or the next CEO representing tiktok. Actually they have had several guys in his position since 2020. One was from the US, ex microsoft guy. The CCP probably chose Chew as their TikTok face because they thought they should have a boyish like K-Pop face fronting it so as to make it appear "non-scary"...

[@melvyn88]

Senators asking a Singaporean from SINGAPORE about chinese politics and history. That’s totally unreasonable and making the US senators a fool of themselves.

[@huahuwa867]

As a Chinese I am sad why do the American seem to hate us so much

[@---------c5741]

They dont hate u, they hate ur politicians tho 🤣🤣

[@lllengl.9660]

They are scare that China will overtake them. So everyday, the US keep telling themselves that they are the best. But in fact, we all know the US is not.

[@qsr1776]

I think global peace is achieved once US and China work together but it will be difficult to make friends between the two with the Taiwan situation and allies of China at war with allies of US. But Americans don't hate the Chinese citizens they hate the leaders of ccp.

[@dumy3610]

US government is jealous of the rise of China.

[@luckyduck2022]

I think they hate the Chinese government.

[@acscw8408]

It's like asking Mark Zuckerberg if America supports gun laws.

[@staissitrading6675]

At least Mark is american citizen, not Singaporean like this guy.

[@VVayVVard]

Except this guy's company hides posts related to the Uyghurs.

[@DubCmusicTV]

@@VVayVVardcensorship in China is extreme on many measures. He’s CEO not a politician who represents his jurisdiction.

[@dhl567]

​@@VVayVVard Then why do I get pushed videos of Chinese Muslims on TikTok all the time

[@VVayVVard]

@@dhl567 Because the Sino government is paying / pressuring Uyghurs to show how happy they are, how everything is fine in Xinjiang. It has been doing that ever since the West started reacting to the situation.

[@raging3235]

These senators are the epitome of why the USA is on a rapid decline

[@TensorWave]

Well USA isn't on a rapid decline. It's doing just fine as the biggest economy

[@raging3235]

@@TensorWave transgender toilets in schools? Firearms in public? Oh yea it's doing a bang up job lmfao BACKWARDS

[@ngocphuocnguyen3203]

​@@TensorWaveThe United States is currently much weaker than it was 20 years ago. 20 years ago, China and Russia did not dare to challenge the United States. Russia cant do anything and just watch Iraq and Yugoslavia be destroyed. Now they are completely confident before any military or trade war with the US

[@asianboywhat]

​@@TensorWaveits top economy due to its coercion of other countries to gain advantage and self benefit.

[@DailyGPT365]

I am ashame to call myself American these days. When I travelled to Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and when the locals ask me where I am from, I replied "America". They then stared at me blankly not sure what to reply. But I can tell they are trying hard not to laugh at how much of a joke is America these days.

[@mirandagarcia9334]

He’s probably dodging it because he’s not from China and the question has nothing to do with his case. I swear half of our congressmen had no idea of what questions to ask this guy besides if he was chinese several more times.

[@saintus888]

He didn’t dodge the question, the question was irrelevant to the whole point of this meeting which has nothing to do with the Uyghurs.

[@clgoh7353]

Can’t believe how these congress people actually got their job 🤦‍♀️

[@kittyyodatv1432]

The beaty of vote

[@tobyc8668]

Probably paid to read scripts by some woke lobbying committees funded by Mr GS or others like him.

[@JeanGunnhildr88]

Lucky draw ?😂

[@anchored555]

Some can stay in Congress for as long as 59 years. Talk about deadwood and dinosaurs. There’s a 2 term limit on the President, but no term limits for congressmen.

[@vakash5994]

@@anchored555 bruhh 59 years?? Ain't that too much

[@rfs_flying]

i dont get how the politician never allowed the ceo to even finish saying whatever he wanted to say, and tbh, seeing no other good politician speak in such an passive-agressive and petty way, which repeating the same question over and over again, is she even capable?? and tbh the title of this video is clickbait and it is talking the ceo down. him being the ceo doesnt mean that hes bad, and in fact, i do not see how he evaded it, but the politician was pressuring him poorly instead

[@rnjs378]

Shame on people who have elected her to the Congress.

[@douglaswong8610]

As if the Americans care so much about Muslim people or the Chinese Uyghur Muslims. Your question does not require to be a son on this platform, this guy is a CEO of TikTok not a politician. So what if he agrees with your statement? Simply not relevant

[@linderoes7832]

The CEO is even not Chinese,she just show her racism

[@YokeEngChang-vc6rg]

Why ask him? Ask the Chinese government if you must know.

[@techovore]

The Americans are using the uyghurs for their own agenda. The west has fabricated an eleaborate lie of genocide as an attempt to destabilise the BRI and to start WW3. The story of genocide is a continuous pattern in very country they have bombed and couped out a government.

[@sebavergarafredes7528]

Short Answer: Not my business

[@link8689]

it is a private business

[@ferdinandgozali680]

Agreed

[@anhvu-yp9vs]

This is the equivalent of asking a Canadian guy what he thinks about Mexican cartels

[@sama3032]

I love you

[@anhvu-yp9vs]

@@sama3032 well i don’t

[@jennys2543]

you dont love yourself? ;) @@anhvu-yp9vs

[@denverbritto5606]

Mexico doesn't own Tiktok

[@alishbista1748]

​@@denverbritto5606 will you ask a doctor, how to run a company? 😂 Bro That guy is just doing his job to defend TikTok, what authority he has over CCP.😂