纽约时报中文网 - 英文原版-英House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App
March 14, 2024 2 min 282 words
这则报道反映了美国国会通过的一项法案，要求将TikTok从中国所有者手中出售或者将其禁止。这一举动再次凸显了国际科技竞争和数据安全的紧张局势。尽管TikTok在全球范围内拥有庞大用户群体，但美国政府对其所谓的安全威胁持续关注。此举也引发了一系列争议和反对声音，包括对美国政府滥用国家安全借口的指责。然而，这也呈现了国家之间在数字领域的地缘政治较量。在这个信息时代，技术公司的国别归属已经成为了国际政治和经济议程的重要组成部分。这一事件也提醒了其他国家和公司，数字经济时代的挑战不仅仅是商业竞争，更涉及到国家安全和主权的重大考量。
The House on Wednesday passed a bill with broad bipartisan support that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to either sell the hugely popular video app or have it banned in the United States.
The move escalates a showdown between Beijing and Washington over the control of a wide range of technologies that could affect national security, free speech and the social media industry.
Republican leaders fast-tracked the bill through the House with limited debate, and it passed on a lopsided vote of 352 to 65, reflecting widespread backing for legislation that would take direct aim at China in an election year.
The action came despite TikTok’s efforts to mobilize its 170 million U.S. users against the measure, and amid the Biden administration’s push to persuade lawmakers that Chinese ownership of the platform poses grave national security risks to the United States, including the ability to meddle in elections.
The result was a bipartisan coalition behind the measure that included Republicans, who defied former President Donald J. Trump in supporting it, and Democrats, who also fell in line behind a bill that President Biden has said he would sign.
The bill faces a difficult road to passage in the Senate, where Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, has been noncommittal about bringing it to the floor for a vote and where some lawmakers have vowed to fight it. And even if it passes the Senate and becomes law, it is likely to face legal challenges.