‘Senator, I’m Singaporean’: Tech CEO Vexed When Tom Cotton Asks If He’s ‘Ever Been a Member of the Chinese Community Party’

COTTON So you said ░░░░░░░░ as you often say ░░░░░░░░ you live in Singapore ░░░░░░░░ what nation are you ░░░░░░░░ citizen CHEW Singapore Senator ░░░░░░░░ Are you a citizen ░░░░░░░░ any other nation CHEW ░░░░░░░░ Senator COTTON Have you ░░░░░░░░ applied for Chinese citizenship ░░░░░░░░ Senator I served my ░░░░░░░░ in Singapore No I ░░░░░░░░ not COTTON Do you ░░░░░░░░ a Singaporean passport CHEW ░░░░░░░░ and I served my ░░░░░░░░ for two and a ░░░░░░░░ years in Singapore COTTON ░░░░░░░░ you have any other ░░░░░░░░ from any other nations ░░░░░░░░ No Senator COTTON Your ░░░░░░░░ is an American citizen ░░░░░░░░ children are American citizens ░░░░░░░░ That s correct COTTON ░░░░░░░░ you ever applied for ░░░░░░░░ citizenship CHEW No not ░░░░░░░░ COTTON Okay Have you ░░░░░░░░ been a member of ░░░░░░░░ Chinese Communist Party CHEW ░░░░░░░░ I m Singaporean No ░░░░░░░░ Have you ever been ░░░░░░░░ or affiliated with the ░░░░░░░░ Communist Party CHEW No ░░░░░░░░ Again I m Singaporean ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ hopefully simple questions You ░░░░░░░░ earlier in response to ░░░░░░░░ question that what happened ░░░░░░░░ Tiananmen Square in June ░░░░░░░░ 1989 was a massive ░░░░░░░░ Did anything else happen ░░░░░░░░ Tiananmen Square CHEW Yes ░░░░░░░░ think it s well ░░░░░░░░ There was a massacre ░░░░░░░░ There was an indiscriminate ░░░░░░░░ of hundreds or thousands ░░░░░░░░ Chinese citizens Do you ░░░░░░░░ with the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration that ░░░░░░░░ Chinese government is committing ░░░░░░░░ against the Uyghur people ░░░░░░░░ Senator I ve said ░░░░░░░░ before I think it ░░░░░░░░ really important to anyone ░░░░░░░░ cares about this topic ░░░░░░░░ any topic can freely ░░░░░░░░ themselves on TikTok COTTON ░░░░░░░░ simple it s a ░░░░░░░░ simple question that unites ░░░░░░░░ parties in our country ░░░░░░░░ governments around the world ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese government committing ░░░░░░░░ against the Uyghur people ░░░░░░░░ Senator anyone including you ░░░░░░░░ come to TikTok and ░░░░░░░░ about this topic or ░░░░░░░░ topic that matters to ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk COTTON I am ░░░░░░░░ you yes or no ░░░░░░░░ are a worldly cosmopolitan ░░░░░░░░ educated man who s ░░░░░░░░ many opinions on many ░░░░░░░░ Is the Chinese government ░░░░░░░░ genocide against the Uyghur ░░░░░░░░ CHEW Actually Senator I ░░░░░░░░ mainly about my company ░░░░░░░░ I m here to ░░░░░░░░ about what TikTok does ░░░░░░░░ Yes or no yes ░░░░░░░░ no you re here ░░░░░░░░ give testimony that s ░░░░░░░░ and honest and complete ░░░░░░░░ me ask you this ░░░░░░░░ Biden last year said ░░░░░░░░ Xi Jinping was a ░░░░░░░░ Do you agree with ░░░░░░░░ Biden is Xi Jinping ░░░░░░░░ dictator CHEW Senator I ░░░░░░░░ not going to comment ░░░░░░░░ any world leaders COTTON ░░░░░░░░ won t you answer ░░░░░░░░ very simple questions CHEW ░░░░░░░░ it s not appropriate ░░░░░░░░ me as a businessman ░░░░░░░░ comment on world leaders ░░░░░░░░ Are you scared that ░░░░░░░░ ll lose your job ░░░░░░░░ you say anything about ░░░░░░░░ about the Chinese Communist ░░░░░░░░ CHEW I disagree with ░░░░░░░░ You will find content ░░░░░░░░ is critical of China ░░░░░░░░ our platform COTTON Are ░░░░░░░░ scared that you ll ░░░░░░░░ arrested and disappear the ░░░░░░░░ time you go to ░░░░░░░░ China CHEW Senator you ░░░░░░░░ find content that s ░░░░░░░░ of China and any ░░░░░░░░ country freely on TikTok ░░░░░░░░ Okay, okay.”