美国众议院上个星期以352票对65票的压倒性多数，通过了一项法案，要求中国科技企业字节跳动在180天内出售旗下的社交媒体TikTok，否则TikTok就会在美国遭到封禁。

支持这项法案的美国议员认为，TikTok掌握大量美国人的资讯，而这些资讯最终都会被中国共产党利用。也有人指责TikTok利用美国的少年儿童用户作为政治筹码。

如今TikTok的命运已经从众议院转到参议院，而总统拜登也表示，如果参议院也通过这项法案，他就会签署使这项法案成为法律。

美国政客要强制中国企业卖出TikTok，他们的要求合理吗？TikTok下一步的命运会是什么？即将到来的美国总统大选会对TikTok的结局带来什么影响？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红和新加坡管理大学李光前商学院副教授傅方剑解析TikTok在美国的下场会如何？ 

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Last week, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would mandate ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, to sell the popular short video app within 180 days or face a potential ban in the US. The bill, which passed with a vote of 352-65, is now headed to the Senate.

The US lawmakers have expressed their concerns about ByteDance’s ties to the Chinese government, which could reportedly demand access to the personal data of TikTok’s millions of US users.

Leading up to the vote, the representatives’ offices experienced a surge in calls from TikTok users opposing the legislation, with several dozens rallying outside the Capitol to show their support for the app. There are allegations that TikTok is exploiting its young American user base for political ends.   

Are the demands of US politicians reasonable? What happens next for TikTok?  

President Joe Biden has said that he would sign the bill if Congress passes it. How will the outcome of the TikTok bill be influenced by the upcoming US presidential election?

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, Associate Professor of Finance from the Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Fu Fangjian, talks about TikTok’s fate in the US.

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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