This is a big week for Chinese-owned short video app TikTok. Chief executive Shou Zi Chew will testify before the US Congress on Thursday. The list of US lawmakers who back a ban of the popular app for national security reasons is growing. A ban would set a worrying precedent for other Chinese apps.
TikTok has more than 150mn active monthly US users, almost half of the population. Its popularity drives concerns that user data could be shared with the Chinese government, which TikTok has rejected.
The US market has been crucial to parent company ByteDance reaching a private valuation of about $220bn.
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