Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement after TikTok reneged on its commitment to participate in a public roundtable with the Select Committee in September:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of the majority on the House Select Committee on China stand united to reaffirm their commitment to protecting national security and ensuring American data remains secure upon the announcement regarding a TikTok deal.

In a statement, the members said:

WASHINGTON DC — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party delivered opening remarks at the “How to Save TikTok and Protect U.S. National Security” event at the Capitol. View the remarks here. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, Chairman Moolenaar took to National Review to assert that any deal allowing ByteDance to retain control of TikTok would not only fail to address national security threats but would also be a direct violation of the law.

Read the Chairman’s op-ed here or continue below:

WASHINGTON DC — In case you missed it, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party published an op-ed in The Hill, outlining the pathway for TikTok to remain operational in the United States by divesting from Chinese Communist Party control.