U.S. Republican Congressman Gallagher will be the chairman of the new China Affairs Select Committee of the House of Representatives next month. He proposed to ban the international version of TikTok earlier this month, and even pointed out that "the Chinese Communist Party is the greatest challenge of our time."

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Following the footsteps of 19 states, federal devices are not allowed to be installed or deleted

[Compilation of Zhou Hongwen/Comprehensive Report] In view of the fact that China has developed an international version of "TikTok", the international version of "TikTok", an audio-visual social application for smartphones that is suspected of being monitored, the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the US House of Representatives (Chief Administrative Officer) 27 He bluntly stated on the 1st that TikTok has "high risks from some security issues", and announced that the "Omnibus Appropriations Act for the 2023 Fiscal Year" (Omnibus Appropriations Act) passed on the 23rd will be implemented ahead of schedule in the court. All devices managed by the hospital are not allowed to be installed or deleted, following the steps of the administrative department and the states.

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As of last week, nineteen U.S. states had at least partially banned the use of TikTok on official devices.

The Office of the Administration of the House of Representatives issued a message on the 27th to request members and employees to cooperate with the announcement.

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The US$66 trillion "Comprehensive Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023" will come into effect after US President Biden signs it, and will be implemented until September 30 next year.

TikTok promotes harmful content every 39 seconds

The British non-profit organization "Anti-Digital Hate Center" released a research report on the 15th, pointing out that the TikTok algorithm sends harmful content such as advocating eating disorders, self-harm, and sexual assault to young people.

In November, the director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Wray bluntly stated that the FBI has "national security concerns" about TikTok; the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also suggested that the United States should completely ban TikTok.

Republican Senator Rubio, Representative Gallagher, and Democratic Representative Krishnamurthy proposed to both houses of Congress in mid-December, seeking to ban TikTok from operating in the United States.

It is most urgent to help the platform improve its self-defense ability

Gallagher, who will be the chairman of the new China Affairs Select Committee of the House of Representatives next month, told "Voice of America" ​​that one of the first tasks of the new committee is to "let the American people understand why the Chinese Communist Party is the greatest challenge of our time." Issues such as "geopolitical concerns related to China are linked to the real daily life of the American people", explaining to the American people why China issues are important, and also plan to explain to the American people the importance of Taiwan to American geopolitics.

As one of the promoters of the proposal to ban TikTok from operating in the U.S., Gallagher divided U.S.-China issues into three categories based on urgency: Taiwan, economy, and ideological competition. Among them, helping Taiwan improve its self-defense capabilities is the most urgent. I think the most important thing is to achieve short-term deterrence on the Taiwan issue, "to prevent the People's Liberation Army from doing stupid things."

U.S. Republican Congressman Gallagher, who will be the chairman of the new China Affairs Select Committee of the House of Representatives next month, proposed to ban the international version of TikTok earlier this month.

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