Chinese ambassador: Tiktok ban abusing the idea of national security

Zheng Zeguang, China's ambassador to the UK has made clear China’s position on the UK’s ban of Tiktok on government devices. According to BBC news, Ambassador Zheng Zeguang firmly opposes the UK government of "overstretching the idea of national security" by prohibiting TikTok on official government devices.

Speaking during a news conference in Belfast, Ambassador Zheng Zeguang said the Chinese government respects privacy in its laws and added it is wrong not to allow people to use the social media app.

"To ban TikTok, to ban UK government officials from using it, or to describe TikTok as something that is controlled by the Chinese government is obviously overstretching the idea of national security and politicizing a technical company," Zheng said at a news conference during his first official visit to Northern Ireland.

According to BBC news, Zheng said he thought TikTok's chief executive Shou Zi Chew made it "very clear" to the United States Congress that the company was "committed to safety, security and to make sure they will not breach any privacy of the users."

By banning it, he said, "you just prevent yourself from understanding the younger generation."

Zheng said TikTok will continue to be very popular and that we need to put these issues into perspective and focus on the facts, according to BBC news.