China announced on Monday that it would force its own ban in the United States after President Biden recently signed a bill to provide foreign aid to Taiwan and force the China-based owners of TikTok to sell their app or face a ban in the United States. It has threatened to take “decisive and strong measures” to protect it.
According to the Associated Press, the bill Biden approved last Wednesday includes $95 billion in aid for Ukraine and Israel, including $95 billion in aid for U.S. weapons being provided to Taiwan and other regional allies. The replenishment includes nearly $2 billion. ByteDance will also have nine months to sell TikTok, with the option of a three-month extension if the sale is in progress.
“China categorically rejects the United States passing, signing into law, a military aid package that contains negative content against China,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said at a briefing on Monday. Ta. “We made a serious offer to the United States.”
“This package seriously violates China’s sovereignty. It includes large-scale military aid to Taiwan, which is in flagrant violation of the one-China principle and provides support to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces. “It sends a seriously wrong signal,” he continued. “This bill undermines the principles of market economy and fair competition by recklessly targeting companies from other countries in the name of ‘national security,’ and demonstrates the true nature of US hegemony and bullying. It became clear again.”
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On March 20, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian attended a press conference in Beijing, China. (Reuters/Wang Tingju)
According to Reuters, China has territorial disputes with Taiwan, and Taiwan welcomed the bill, saying it would help its security.
“If the United States stubbornly sticks to its own path, China will take resolute and strong measures to resolutely protect its security and development interests,” Lin added.
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President Biden (left) signed a bill forcing China-based TikTok owners to sell their apps or be banned in the United States. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Reuters/Dado Ruvik/Illustration)
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A military vehicle equipped with a U.S.-made TOW 2A missile is seen during a live-fire training exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan, in July 2023. (Reuters/An Wang)
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China has previously said it opposes the forced sale of TikTok. TikTok has long denied that this is a security threat and is preparing a lawsuit to block the bill.
FOX News’ Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
