Asian Americans are anxious about hate crimes. TikTok ban rhetoric isn’t helping

CNN  —  Ellen Min doesn’t go to the grocery store anymore. She avoids bars and going out to eat with her friends; festivals and community events are out, too. This year, she opted not to take her kids to the local St. Patrick’s Day parade. Min isn’t a shut-in. She’s just a Korean American from … Read more

TikTok users make fun of congressman’s question to app CEO Shou

New York CNN — The creators of TikTok have had enough of Congress not seeming to understand how the internet works. What happened: TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, where he was asked about concerns about the popular app’s potential national security threat and its ties to … Read more

Vice President Harris embarks on history making Africa trip amid US-China competition

CNN  —  When Kamala Harris steps off Air Force Two in Ghana on Sunday, she’ll become the first Black woman US vice president to visit Africa, marking another chapter in her barrier-breaking role. As the vice president sets out on her first trip to the continent since her childhood, the weight of this history making … Read more

Everyone in Washington is talking about a TikTok ban. But is it really a national security threat?

CNN  —  After TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified for more than five hours on Thursday before a Congressional committee, one thing was clear: US lawmakers remain convinced that TikTok is an urgent threat to national security. The hearing, Chew’s first appearance before Congress, kicked off with a lawmaker calling for TikTok to be banned and … Read more

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn’t it exist?

Beijing CNN — TikTok is fighting to survive in the US Pressure is mounting in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the popular platform was developed using indigenous Chinese technology and is inaccessible in China. In fact, it never existed there. Instead, there is a different version … Read more

Analysis: Viral video app TikTok represents new Cold War in American pockets

CNN — The new Cold War is not being played out on the high walls that divide the continents, but in the pockets of millions of Americans. congressional hearing Thursday’s focus on the popular TikTok video app became the latest in a string of clarifying moments that exposed not only Washington’s bipartisan animosity toward Beijing’s … Read more

China says ‘resolutely’ against possible forced sale of TikTok

Hongkong CNN — China says it will ‘resolutely oppose’ Any forced sale of TikTokthe first direct response to the Biden administration’s demands that the app’s Chinese owner sell a stake in his company or face a ban in its most important market. TikTok CEO Shou Chew made the above comments Testify before U.S. lawmakers It … Read more

China approves first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine

Hongkong CNN — Months after lifting strict pandemic measures, China has approved the first Covid-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology. The vaccine was developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, a local company based in the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang, the company said in a statement wednesday statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It added … Read more

China might rather have TikTok banned than fall into U.S. hands

Hongkong CNN — Nearly three years After the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners did not sell the company to U.S. investors, video application Facing the threat of life and death again. Douyin CEO Shou Zi Chew The app will appear before U.S. lawmakers later on Thursday, many of whom want … Read more

TikTok and its CEO are trying to save the app’s status in the US

As more lawmakers raise national security concerns about TikTok’s ties to China, and some experts worry about the app’s impact on young people’s mental health, CNN is hosting a special to delve into the issues. Watch “CNN Primetime: Is It TikTok Time?” Thursday, March 23 at 9 p.m. ET. CNN — At a Harvard Business … Read more