The bill about TicTok might become law.

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The US House of Representatives 下院

　　　　The US Senate 上院

cut its ties with….との関係を断つ

foreign policy package 外交政策パッケージ

become law

voice alarm over …..へのアラームを鳴らす

allege 断言する

be subservient to 〜に従属する

 subservient , subordinated ,dependent 

sell its stake 株を売却する

denounce 告発する

trample the free speech rights 言論の自由の権利を踏みにじる

understandable 当然だ

national intelligence law    国家情報法

national intelligence work 国家情報活動

cooperate with  協力する

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The US House of Representatives voted on Saturday to ban TikTok if the app's owner does not cut its ties with China.

The legislation was part of a US foreign policy package, and could become law as early as next week.

In recent months US officials have voiced alarm over TikTok's popularity with young people.

They allege TikTok's owner Bytedance is subservient to Beijing.

The Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week and previously US President Joe Biden has said he will sign the legislation.

If the bill becomes law, Bytedance has to sell its stake not to face a ban within nine months.

A spokesman for TikTok denounced the bill, saying it "would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans.“

But the US  worries about how much control the Chinese Communist Party has over ByteDance, and the data it holds.

I guess,

The US's concerns are understandable.

China’s national intelligence law requires any organization or citizen to cooperate with national intelligence work.

TikTok has a lot of good contents.

But most important thing is that it's not under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68867732.amp

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/18/tech/tiktok-bytedance-china-ownership-intl-hnk

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/12/tech/us-tiktok-ban-bill

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/3afaceca9b360601bf3e7ef197da038973533fbc

https://www.cnn.co.jp/amp/article/35216463.html