Global Political Economy in Action

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Code Date Global Political Economy in Action Summary of the Issue On 13 March 2024, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could likely cause a nationwide ban on TikTok in the USA if ByteDance fails to sell the app to a US-based company. The Democrats and Republicans cited that the popular video-sharing app is a national security threat (Wong et al.). The legislators noted that China has used this app to attempt to spy on and manipulate the Americans. After this passing, the bill is supposed to head to the Senate, whose fate has yet to be determined. If it passes the Senate, it will require the president's signature, and President Joe Bidden has shown support that he will sign it into law if it passes. Relevant Background Over the years, there has been political tension between the USA and China. This tension has affected how these countries have been interacting. For instance, China has blocked most of the USA's social media platforms, such as Instagram, YouTube, X, Google, WhatsApp, and Facebook (He). The main reason the Chinese government has given for their ban is that they have failed to follow the government rules regarding the type of content they share and data collection. This was the reason that prompted Google to pull out of Mainland China in 2010 despite having operated there for four years. On the other hand, the U.S. will ban TikTok if the Chinese developer ByteDance fails to divest from this company. The House of Repre...