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WhenAppleCEOTimCookcasuallystrolledintoanApplestoreinSanlitun,Beijing,onFriday,whileonatourofthecompany"slargestoverseasmarket,hewasgreetedwithspontaneousapplausebythecustomersafterhewasrecognized.

Incontrast,atthesametime,ShouZiChew,CEOofTikTok,wastestifyingbeforetheUSHouseEnergyandCommerceCommitteeinaninterrogation-stylehearingtoprovehiscompany"sintegrity.

ThedramaticallydifferenttreatmentoftheCEOsthetwobigmultinationalinternetcompaniesreceivedshowstheworld"stwolargesteconomies"differentattitudestoeachother"scompanies.

WhiletheUSisconstantlystoopingtonewlowstosmearandstifletheChinesecompanies,claimingtheyrepresentasecuritythreat,ChinaisopeningitsarmstoUScorporations.

Washington"sendeavortobanTikTokisa"xenophobicwitchhunt"datingbacktothepreviousDonaldTrumpadministration,asForeignMinistryspokespersonMaoNingsaidinaregularnewsconferenceinBeijingonFriday.TheUSgovernmenthasprovidednoevidenceorproofthatTikTokthreatensUSnationalsecurity,yetithasrepeatedlysuppressedandattackedthecompanybasedonthepresumptionofguilt.WhichisbrazenhypocrisygiventheUS"owntrackrecordofusingtechtosnoop,invadeprivacyandstealdata.

Thearoundfive-hourhearingintheUSCongresswasnothingbutafarce,asithasnotprovedTikTok"s"guilt"butonlyservedtoexpose,asmanyobserverssaid,theamateurshipandignoranceoftheUSlawmakers.TheextenttowhichtheyareoutoftouchwiththetimeswasrevealednotonlybythequestionstheythrewatChew,suchasdoesTikTokconnecttoWifi,butalsothewayinwhichtheymadetheirinquiries:Letmeaskyouthisveryin-depthquestionwhichrequiresaverycomplexanswer,butonlyallowsyoutorespondwithyesorno.

ThewitchhuntofTikTokprimarilystemsfromthecompany"shugesuccessintheUS,whereithasmorethan150millionactiveusersandprovidesnearly5millionUSbusinesseswithaplatformtofindcustomersandfuelgrowth,whichhasmadeitanenvyofotherUSinternetcompanies,suchasFacebook.ItisTikTok"salgorithmsthatconstituteitscorecompetitiveness,butitisalsothesewhichhaveputthecompanyintheUSgovernment"scrosshairs.

NomatterhowfartheTrumpandtheJoeBidenadministrationsandCongresshavegoneintryingtoensnarethecompany,theydon"twanttoseethecompanycollapse.Rather,theywanttobringitunderthecontroloftheUS.

SomethingthenUSpresidentDonaldTrumpmadecrystalclearonAug3,2020,whenhesaidthathedidn"topposeMicrosoftorotherUScompaniespurchasingTikTok.

Theso-calledCongresshearingonFridayBeijingtimeisjustthelatestattemptbytheUStostealthecompany.Inweaponizingnationalsecurity,ithasonlylaidbaretotheworldWashington"sreadinesstobendtherules,lawsandvaluesitasksotherstorespect,followandpracticeaslongasthatservesitsownends.

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