The TikTok CEO has allegedly pledged loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, and during the hearing, this question is repeatedly brought up because lying under oath in a hearing can lead to legal consequences
*“What is the name of the spiced milk beverage popular in India?”* _Chai_ *”What connects your upper leg to your lower leg?”* _knees_ *“HAH, I KNEW IT”*
To US, the whole world outside West is China,or anyone don't agree and follow US is from China🤣 , just recently Pelosi tell pro-palestine protesters to go back to China.🤣
The senator question and insisting wasn’t stupid or because he thought he is Chinese or all he thinks all Asian are Chinese , simply because TIKTOK is an Chinese app which owned by ByteDance company which is Chinese company and have strong powerful relationship with Chinese communist party. Actually TikTok is the one playing dumb and he didn’t understand what the senator asking him . Stop the superficial reading of the news .
The TikTok CEO has allegedly pledged loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, and during the hearing, this question is repeatedly brought up because lying under oath in a hearing can lead to legal consequences
Yeah but Tik Tok’s parent company is Chinese and is well known to be Chinese spyware. That’s why he’s being questioned in this way. *edit*- look up what a parent company is before you throw out that “but they only have 20%” nonsense. Bytedance, for all intents and purposes owns TikTok and will have to allow Chinese government control whenever they want.
No seriously that’s what I was thinking, he didn’t know Singapore is a country, he probably also thinks Africa is a country, the USA education system must teach ? NASCAR, football, basketball or what?
as an American, i’m no longer embarrassed by seeing this awful behavior because i stopped believing in the greatness of America a LONG time ago. this nation isn’t anybody’s dream, nor was it ever heroic. Huntington put it best: "The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion...but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.” edit: for those who don’t know, “the west” refers to Western Europe and countries settled by them, so the United States, Canada, Australia, etc., it can also include Latin America but that is sometimes referred to as “global south” along with Africa
I'm not American, so you'd be right to correct me here; The rest of the world is not that great/better than America. The main difference is, we (the rest of the world) tend to have an enormous amount of pride in our country. Also, don't forget that the US had and still has the highest rate of immigrants moving into your country. This means that there are clearly many countries FAR worse off than America as well as many people who are willing to pay an arm and a leg to live there. (just my 2 cents thought as a European)
@ i mean your comment is completely correct, America is still doing better than other places (and some of those places are doing poorly because of America), and there are still plenty of people who want to live here. i’m not really sure what you wanted me to say
@@thefakebluejay5394 i didn't really expect much of a reply. I think I wanted to explain that because you said "America (this nation) isn't anybody's dream". That is just not true. Many people want to move to America.
@@christopherbennett6571 ah, i see what you mean. yes, you’re completely right. i think what i more meant to say is that the American dream isn’t real so i could’ve phrased that better
@@thefakebluejay5394 Thank you for your explanation! I understand more now! I've only visited the US once to New York and I'd love to visit more often. :)
Tiktok is owned by bytedance a Chinese company located in china. It was invented by a Chinese man in china . This Singaporean man is ethnically Chinese, he's just the CEO. It's not a crazy question to think of he is working with the Chinese government.
@@keard558 Not really...Chinese can definitely hire a Singaporean as CEO if they wan to. This investigation is just dumb. Yes he might be helping CCP but this doesn't mean he's Chinese. If ethnicity plays a role then millions of Americans would be considered spies
“Have you applied for American citizenship” He says “no, not yet sir” But when he asks “have you applied for Chinese citizenship” “Sir I’m from Singapore” why didn’t he say that when asked about American? It’s just weird
The senator's line of questions is totally legit because he knows that CCP membership has nothing to do with nationality. E.g., Norman Bethune, a Canadian, was a CCP party member. Also, from Eileen Gu's case, we know that dual-citizenship is not impossible in China. So even though Zhou kept repeating he's Singaporean, this is not a proof that he doesn't have Chinese citizenship, or he is not a member of CCP. So the senator has to press on! You find the senator ridiculous is totally because of your ignorance, you don't even know who Norman Bethune and Eileen Gu are!
Can a foreigner who has not made any significant contribution to the Chinese government take Chinese nationality and join the CPC? Is there such a person in history? What significant contribution can TikTok make to China? Can it be compared to scientists, international medical services, Olympic champions?@@Tang_Ming_Yao
What is the need to be a member of the Communist Party if one can just provide the Chinese government with information and privacy about the United States? Can't you do these things if you're not a member of the Communist Party or if you don't have Chinese citizenship?@@Tang_Ming_Yao
@@Tang_Ming_Yao you’re commenting on a $0.50 CCP propaganda post. Every comment section is filled with them. Oddly enough nobody questions why a “Singaporean” is a CEO of a Chinese company.
You do know that Tiktok is owned by China right. And most Singaporeans are Han Chinese. Why else would you think they'll make an Singaporean man CEO of TikTok
@@raidernation2390do you even watch the video? Tik Tok is not available in mainland china and so what if he's ethnically Han Chinese? Are you trying to be racist now? Majority of Taiwanese are also Han Chinese do you think all of them are CCP spies?
@@raidernation2390 High degree of competency that kicked the ass of the CCP during the Malayan Emergency? TikTok is 20% owned by China. 80% owned by non-Chinese. With servers in the US. Good luck trying to serve a warrant from China in California. You are thinking of ByteDance, not TikTok, they are separate because the Great Firewall of China works in both directions.
Do they not have Chinese people working on TikTok? While living in China? That itself poses a threat to data from foreign countries especially those which interests the CCP. I know US senators are idiots but I've also seen some sensible questions asked in the past. If the CCP has access to even a single guy working in the backend, they can have access to their data pretty easily.
I don't think he should show that much restraint. Fools become emboldened if you give them undue respect. Of course, it'd cause some trouble if he didn't show respect in Congress. But there are still limits to what you should tolerate.
The parent company of tiktok is Chinese, and tiktok has to give user data to it. This is the answer he was looking for, but probably could have asked better questions 😅
If you can't say anything bad about the CCP then you are controlled by the Chinese government. Ask ByteDance's AI about the Tiananmen Square massacre. Ask ByteDance's AI about Covid-19. It does not have an answer for the first and it'll blame the US for Covid-19.
Man literally said he served in the military and still got asked the same question again. Asking that same question to someone who served in the US military would be considered extremely disrespectful.
Well not really. Why? Does serving in your nation mean you are loyal? Where is the evidence for that? Plenty of American servicemen have betrayed the US. Not disrespectful at all. Is serving in the military somehow honorable when you are getting paid during peacetime? Oh wait Americans have a privilege that’s called a voluntary force. In Singapore, it’s mandatory conscription. Meaning you have NO CHOICE
@@yeshuaislord6880well it showed that their people are well mannered, educated and disciplined they are compare the people of USA where they really lack of those. Seeing this video proves it.
@@yeshuaislord6880 everyone spending some time in the military wouldn't hurt. Would teach a thing or two about working in community and discipline. People expect a damn lot from their countries, yet aren't willing to give a year or two
@@boxonothing4087 Well yes and no. I live in the UK so there is no threat of war so being in the military wouldn't do much. I'd like to because I have deep respect for our special operations group, but I don't have the inspiration to kill anyone just yet. That's the purpose of military. Issue is most people don't have disciplined parents so they don't have an understanding of discipline from the get go, so military is a very excellent way to gain discipline. So perhaps giving people in lesser backgrounds military training would be a good idea. For someone like me in a family in the top 5%, I'd pick it voluntarily
@@missd2657not true. Look at the movie Crazy rich asians. Singaporeans from china. China and Singapore have history. I think the senator was right asking him if he was chinese since tiktok is chinese owned and can easily steal americans info if they wanted to
Cotton is representing Arkansas, one of the worsd states in the country by any metric. No one thinks of Arkansas for education. What you're seeing here is what the average Republican voter thinks
reminds me of that quote from clue the movie. "are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests??" "you don't need and help from me, sir." "THATS *RIGHT* "
Why are some US politicians so uneducated and uninformed? A Singaporean cannot hold dual citizenship. Mr Zhou repeatedly said he was Singaporean yet the rude questions persisted. How in the world can a non-Chinese be a member of the CCP? Mr Cotton, learn this: “Singaporeans are proud to be Singaporean”. Are you proud that you are an American? If so, carry yourself like a respectful and educated one.
He also kept asking if he would seek Chinese citizenship...uhm, doesn't he know that Singapore has one of the world's 6 most powerful passports, way ahead of the USA? Probably not.
The man questioning isn't an idiot, the Senator is trying to get Mr. Chew to say he's affiliated with the CCP, even if by slip up or accident. This would make allow the others to take their Sinophobia out on this lad, and possibly get his company shut off in America, even if Mr. Chew said said "yes, I mean no, sorry."
not true. They may know and they still have to ask because it can bite back later. By asking this standard question, all this is formally recorded for future infringement if any. and also for public knowledge.
They (TikTok) needs him exactly for that, displaying he is not from China. Anyway, this is not bigotry. It is an expression of the American geography awareness and knowledge about the world. For many Americans Paris is a country in Europe, and many can not correctly point their finger onto their own capitol city on a map. A Japanese or Singaporean are all Chinese to them, actually anybody with almond shaped eyes.
@@MsCorydorus That makes no sense. Foreigners cannot be a member of the Chinese Communist Party. The moment he said he is a Singaporean citizen, the question regarding the CCP became moot, just completely nonsense questions. The reason the question is being asked is to insinuate that he COULD be a member, but the politician is too dumb to realize that's impossible.
but the issue i have with this answer is that it does not answer the question. for instance, a proniment buisness man in singapore(and he is a sinagporean) has been identified as politically significant person due to ties to china and has to report donations or gifts that are mroe than 20k. It is possible, and i don't think he is a puppet of chinese goevrnment, but he is dodging the question. @griggbaylee5808
As opposed to what? Standing up and throwing a fit? Do you so often lose your temper and decorum that someone simply answering questions calmly in a senate meeting garners your respect?
Senator Cotton, are you an American? Have you applied to be a member of the Chinese Communist Party? Do you carry a Chinese passport? This is an example of the best minds that leads a great nation.
The senator is doing his job, and the questions are pertinent. TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, headquartered in Beijing and incorporated in the Cayman Islands, not exactly the most transparent jurisdictions. "As with many Chinese companies, ByteDance has an internal Chinese Communist Party (CCP) committee with Vice President Zhang Fuping serving as the company's CCP Committee Secretary".
Where did get that ?? Communism from Marx down is by default international. Many prominant Chinees communist leaders were Soviet party members and took orders from Moscow; Similarly, South East Asian communists had very close ties with Chinese communists.@@evipingleihe9552
That is simply not true. Communism by default, is international. Many prominant Chinese commmunist leaders were Soviet party memebers for example. Same goes for SE Asia communists who were heavily supported by Chinese.@@evipingleihe9552
Its not embarrassing, its a smart and very well executed plan to reinforce the anti-China sentiment. The title 'I'm Singaporean' hides the message of 'I'm not Chinese' and being a Chinese is 'bad' to put it mildly.
The senator's line of questions is totally legit because he knows that CCP membership has nothing to do with nationality. E.g., Norman Bethune, a Canadian, was a CCP party member. Also, from Eileen Gu's case, we know that dual-citizenship is not impossible in China. So even though Zhou kept repeating he's Singaporean, this is not a proof that he doesn't have Chinese citizenship, or he is not a member of CCP. So the senator has to press on! You find the senator ridiculous is totally because of your ignorance, you don't even know who Norman Bethune and Eileen Gu are!
@Nal1 Let me say it again and please pay attention: In countries that don't allow dual citizenship, they may have special provisions for people of special importance. For example, China's Eileen Gu. Moreover, Taiwan also doesn't allow dual citizenship for naturalised foreigners, but if you are of special contribution, you are allowed to keep.your original nationality. So, let me ask you, are you sure Singapore doesn't have this kind of provision for some important people? Are you sure Zhou is not eligible for this special treatment? I bet you don't know. Neither does the senator, that's why he has to ask! (I bet he doesn't even know Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship.) Get it?
As a Japanese living in the United States, this is not at all surprising. I have met several people in the U.S. who think that Japanese, Koreans, Thais, Vietnamese, etc. are all Chinese.
@PeterLiuIsBeast I wouldn't say that's fair at all. What does a Chinese man's culture have to do with what we call a Japanese or Korean man ? Also white people do this to dark skinned people too I live in Arizona so even native americans are called Mexicans a lot and even told to go home lmfao so your point is irrelevant and moot
Few facts for Harvard's graduates: 1) Dual citizenship is not allowed in Singapore. If you are becoming a US or China citizen, you would be asked to surrender SG citizenship. 2) Only Chinese citizens are eligible to apply for CCP. 3) Foreigners can not serve in military in Singapore.
Only for spies it's allowed. Many Chinese spies actually hold different passports. When they get busted and flee to China, Chinese government gives them Chinese passport for their service. Or executes them because they failed at spying... Whatever is more convenient.
Hello, wife n children r American n he answered, "not yet, no." as to whether he has applied for an American citizenship. To me, it means he wud, in the future.
The senator's line of questions is totally legit because he knows that CCP membership has nothing to do with nationality. E.g., Norman Bethune, a Canadian, was a CCP party member. Also, from Eileen Gu's case, we know that dual-citizenship is not impossible in China. So even though Zhou kept repeating he's Singaporean, this is not a proof that he doesn't have Chinese citizenship, or he is not a member of CCP. So the senator has to press on! You find the senator ridiculous is totally because of your ignorance, you don't even know who Norman Bethune and Eileen Gu are!
@@the.mystictraveller you haven't heard about McCarthyism in your history classes apparently... they have done much worse to American citizens accused of communism. and the Chinese do much worse to Chinese citizens every day... what else ?
Why is it so hard to just answer the question "are you affiliated with the CCP, yes or no?" It should be easy to simply say, "no, I am not affiliated with the CCP" and the whole thing would be done.😂 Facts are every large company in China is affiliated with the CCP just like every large US tech company is affiliated with the CIA and FBI. Who do you think put 4 specific backdoors CVE vulnerabilities, perfect for triangulation in every iPhone?
Your comment only shows the same ignorance as Mr. Senator. 0:41: Senator: have you ever been associated or affiliated with CCP Chew: no, Senator "It should be easy to simply say, "no, ...., and the whole thing would be done" yes he did @@nigel-uno
Once at US immigration, the officer was surprised that I could speak proper and good English for a Chinese. Sir, I am Singaporean. You are holding my Singapore passport. I really had no idea what to say, how to explain that Singapore is not China....
the problem is, those politician has been manipulating the 90 percent of the poor americans brain....maybe the immigration guy taught Singapore is one of China province and shy to ask but act like he know....
Nah, you just don't get it. They just try to throw you a compliment here and there because you are a lady. We guys won't get that from a male officer no matter how good we speak in English.
This is only afforded to them because of the war machine they have created in the last half century. Otherwise they don’t have the same tone they have now. But soon the tide will turn.
Which god is the question. At this point it looks like one of the gods that none of the other gods speak of due to it was one of those accidental hush hush speak only in whispered tone things.
@@carsi7282 You missed the point, she's talking about how America is in the hands of incompetent people thus she is "praying" for them in irony. (The keyword being "irony" that is of America, not OP.) Also people are free to believe in any religion.
I have no idea how TikTok's CEO managed to just be patient. They literally think his Chinese for what he looks and preconceived notions. I thought the Biden Admin was the most tolerant and liberal.
The senator probably knows that singapore is an independent country, and also knows all the answers that the CEO is about to give. They ask those stupid questions, not to know the answers, but so they can accuse the man of perjury in case he lies.
Still not catching what was wrong with his line of questioning. You can be from Canada and have covert support for CCP. You can be a citizen of Mexico and never disclose your intimate support for the CCP. This questioning may seem bigoted but it is not. China has an interest in tik tok and they are headquartered there
Horrible example... We are allies with the Brits. So what if an American loves the crown. This is an ethnic chinese who is CEO of a massive company that collects heaps of sensitive data from Americans. They have a company in China called bytedance and have offices in China. China has shitty tech laws. This senator is attempting to confirm and confirm again that despite being Singaporean he has no ties to the CCP. Mind you, that there chinese Americans who wave the CCP flag. Agents that operate on American soil avoiding detection. Just because he's a citizen of Singapore doesn't automatically clear him of suspicion. There are us citizens who detected to North Korea and us soldiers who took oaths of allegiance who detected to North Korea.
@@alkazar625 Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship. Just see it the way it, why so much denial? The senator is ignorant and probably thought that Singapore was a province in China lol
@@VictorMarwood or he thought the CEO was lying about his allegiance. He's Singaporean yes but that does not negate the possibility of him lying. You underestimate the growing power of the CCP.
@@VictorMarwood you guys are like a record player. OMG but Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship ... And? The offices of tik tok are in China. China's laws mandate the disclosure of any requested information. Maybe they threatened him to lie maybe they didn't. The Chinese are advancing in tech. Maybe they have dirt on the CEO.
@@creativelybankrupt23 So you have been manipulated? Take some time away from the internet. Listen to how he changes his demeanor when the senator asks "Are you an American citizen" vs "Are you a Chinese citizen"
Are you in any way, shape, form, origin, manner, method, style, fashion, means, modality, technique, approach, aspect, mode, process, avenue, course, procedure, system, source, root, derivation, channel, or outlet associated with the Chinese communist party?
It reeks of racism, xenophobia, poor geographic knowledge, and condescension. I'm glad that Shou Zi stood up to these irrational questions with dignity and gravitas befitting of a Singaporean.
@@mightyhabib1182 do you mean an adult as opposed to how America behaves like a deeply insecure teenage girl? "Oh my god......do you have ties to China? China China China.." lol. Good grief the degree to which China lives rent free in America's head is hilarious.
LOL, he should probably have mentioned that Singaporean adults cannot have dual citizenship, unlike USA. Minors under 21 can, but must renounce the other to retain Singapore citizenship. I suspect the senator doesn't realise that?
well then, if dual nationality is permitted in the US and the senator being more familiar with whats permitted in his own very fine nation, the senator should have asked that first
Most American can only speak one language and I bet most of them will fail the citizenship test. Ms. Randhawa is a clear example when asked about the civil war. Some of Congress members do not know that the Constitution has been amended not once, twice but 27 times (last being on Congressional Compensation). Do you think this bozo know anything about Singapore? He probably has a hard time pointing to where Singapore is on the map
I remember some studies said about 37% americans don't know which city is the capital of their own country, I thought it was just a joke, now I begin to think otherwise.
As far as I know. The only city within a country that has their own passport is Vatican City. So for this "genius" to keep reinforcing his stupidity with his ignorant questions is beyond absurd.
Isn’t it interesting that one of the world’s largest social media companies is Chinese controlled, yet has a Singaporean CEO? Things that make you go 🤔
- "Why are you chinese?"
- "Who says I'm chinese?"
- "You are chinese"
This is actually one of the best comments I've ever seen and it's a shame it only has 15 likes
Underrated comment that 😂
Genius ahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
"So who is Chinese?"
CEO: "America want bomb me"
“Are you Chinese?”
“No, I’m from Singapore.”
“I see. Now, let me ask you a new question: are you Chinese?”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Obviously you know nothing about chinapore lol
This has "you've triggered my trap card!" energy
The TikTok CEO has allegedly pledged loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, and during the hearing, this question is repeatedly brought up because lying under oath in a hearing can lead to legal consequences
@@gyutae31*allegedly is a keyword
Bro rlly got a 7-step verification 💀
1.2K likes and no comments is diabolical
1.2K likes with no comments
1.2K likes and no comments is wild
Just a few comments after all these likes is unconstitutional
Better safe than sorry
*“What is the name of the spiced milk beverage popular in India?”*
_Chai_
*”What connects your upper leg to your lower leg?”*
_knees_
*“HAH, I KNEW IT”*
Underated 😂
Well-crafted!
talent
Farfetched
Bold of you to assume he knows anything about India
At this point, I am just convinced that education and common knowledge is simply illegal in USA
To US, the whole world outside West is China,or anyone don't agree and follow US is from China🤣 , just recently Pelosi tell pro-palestine protesters to go back to China.🤣
The US has some of the best and some of the worst education. Many American college graduates can't read, yet rich whiz kids are academic geniuses.
😂
US has the power to let him do things like this tho….
The senator question and insisting wasn’t stupid or because he thought he is Chinese or all he thinks all Asian are Chinese , simply because TIKTOK is an Chinese app which owned by ByteDance company which is Chinese company and have strong powerful relationship with Chinese communist party. Actually TikTok is the one playing dumb and he didn’t understand what the senator asking him .
Stop the superficial reading of the news .
"Are you Chinese "
"No I'm Singaporean "
" well that's Chinese enough for me "
Marry me
This is why us isn’t in the top 10 for smartest nations or safest 😂🤣
@@Vigilante-kai To be fair, the reason for that is because of the immigrants they get from less civilized countries.
He is ethnically Chinese and all his businesses are in China
@ Singaporean kiddo
At this point, the CEO is earning my respect for having the patience to deal with this
US think they're still the sheriff of the World !!
All of them CEOs that were in.
That’s a low threshold
Right! The Senator could consolidate his questions to one. 😂
Literally.
Who let him became senator? It's a serious crime here
Nowadays anyone can be a senator
@@Jackstar6569 i wouldnt be suprised if a 5 year old made it. oh wait they did..
Palpatine
I think he believes Singapore is a Chinese Province😂
The TikTok CEO has allegedly pledged loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, and during the hearing, this question is repeatedly brought up because lying under oath in a hearing can lead to legal consequences
It's not 100% clear, but I think he may be from Singapore
LMAOO
Yeah but Tik Tok’s parent company is Chinese and is well known to be Chinese spyware. That’s why he’s being questioned in this way. *edit*- look up what a parent company is before you throw out that “but they only have 20%” nonsense. Bytedance, for all intents and purposes owns TikTok and will have to allow Chinese government control whenever they want.
@@Or_else_it_gets_the_hose_again斯诺登能回美国了吗？
@@Or_else_it_gets_the_hose_againno it's not. China has 20 % of Tik tok shares. That's it
But is he chinese?
I bet he went home confused thinking Singapore was in china
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No seriously that’s what I was thinking, he didn’t know Singapore is a country, he probably also thinks Africa is a country, the USA education system must teach ? NASCAR, football, basketball or what?
He thinks every Asian is Chinese,
That’s American #1 education
"Have you ever ordered Chinese food?"
😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀
Lmao
You deserve one million likes for that comment.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
as an American, i’m no longer embarrassed by seeing this awful behavior because i stopped believing in the greatness of America a LONG time ago. this nation isn’t anybody’s dream, nor was it ever heroic. Huntington put it best: "The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion...but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence.
Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.”
edit: for those who don’t know, “the west” refers to Western Europe and countries settled by them, so the United States, Canada, Australia, etc., it can also include Latin America but that is sometimes referred to as “global south” along with Africa
I'm not American, so you'd be right to correct me here; The rest of the world is not that great/better than America. The main difference is, we (the rest of the world) tend to have an enormous amount of pride in our country.
Also, don't forget that the US had and still has the highest rate of immigrants moving into your country. This means that there are clearly many countries FAR worse off than America as well as many people who are willing to pay an arm and a leg to live there.
(just my 2 cents thought as a European)
@ i mean your comment is completely correct, America is still doing better than other places (and some of those places are doing poorly because of America), and there are still plenty of people who want to live here. i’m not really sure what you wanted me to say
@@thefakebluejay5394 i didn't really expect much of a reply. I think I wanted to explain that because you said "America (this nation) isn't anybody's dream".
That is just not true. Many people want to move to America.
@@christopherbennett6571 ah, i see what you mean. yes, you’re completely right. i think what i more meant to say is that the American dream isn’t real so i could’ve phrased that better
@@thefakebluejay5394 Thank you for your explanation! I understand more now!
I've only visited the US once to New York and I'd love to visit more often. :)
Senator: "Please be Chinese for me, please?" 🥺🥺
😂
Tiktok is owned by bytedance a Chinese company located in china. It was invented by a Chinese man in china . This Singaporean man is ethnically Chinese, he's just the CEO. It's not a crazy question to think of he is working with the Chinese government.
@@keard558true. People need to look for more info in depth.
@@keard558 Not really...Chinese can definitely hire a Singaporean as CEO if they wan to. This investigation is just dumb. Yes he might be helping CCP but this doesn't mean he's Chinese. If ethnicity plays a role then millions of Americans would be considered spies
@@keard558I’d argue that it would be crazy to assume a foreigner is “the enemy” based entirely on their race.
'Are you chinese?'
'No sir I'm singaporean'
'That sounds chinese to me'
“Have you applied for American citizenship”
He says “no, not yet sir”
But when he asks “have you applied for Chinese citizenship”
“Sir I’m from Singapore” why didn’t he say that when asked about American? It’s just weird
I love you Bablu till death e oltre, staremo insieme per sempre, più della morte, ti amo tantissimo
"no im singaporean"
hmmm that sounds like something someone from china would say
@@jospeciale1361 I think it’s because the senator just mentioned that his wife and child have US citizenship
@@jospeciale1361 thats not weird bruh, that just mean he considering convert to american because of his wife and kids.
Every time this guy gets interviewed, America's credibility on the international stage takes a beating
Yankistan lost all credibility the moment it was formed mate.
The senator's line of questions is totally legit because he knows that CCP membership has nothing to do with nationality. E.g., Norman Bethune, a Canadian, was a CCP party member.
Also, from Eileen Gu's case, we know that dual-citizenship is not impossible in China. So even though Zhou kept repeating he's Singaporean, this is not a proof that he doesn't have Chinese citizenship, or he is not a member of CCP. So the senator has to press on!
You find the senator ridiculous is totally because of your ignorance, you don't even know who Norman Bethune and Eileen Gu are!
Can a foreigner who has not made any significant contribution to the Chinese government take Chinese nationality and join the CPC? Is there such a person in history? What significant contribution can TikTok make to China? Can it be compared to scientists, international medical services, Olympic champions?@@Tang_Ming_Yao
What is the need to be a member of the Communist Party if one can just provide the Chinese government with information and privacy about the United States? Can't you do these things if you're not a member of the Communist Party or if you don't have Chinese citizenship?@@Tang_Ming_Yao
@@Tang_Ming_Yao you’re commenting on a $0.50 CCP propaganda post. Every comment section is filled with them. Oddly enough nobody questions why a “Singaporean” is a CEO of a Chinese company.
0:47 “Let me ask you some - hopefully - simple questions” my brother in Christ you are the one making this complicated
That was a prayer and plea for himself to make some sensible questions at this point lol
The combination of ignorance and bullying at its finest. Mr. Chew‘s composure should be applauded.
You do know that Tiktok is owned by China right. And most Singaporeans are Han Chinese. Why else would you think they'll make an Singaporean man CEO of TikTok
@@raidernation2390do you even watch the video? Tik Tok is not available in mainland china and so what if he's ethnically Han Chinese? Are you trying to be racist now? Majority of Taiwanese are also Han Chinese do you think all of them are CCP spies?
@@raidernation2390 High degree of competency that kicked the ass of the CCP during the Malayan Emergency?
TikTok is 20% owned by China. 80% owned by non-Chinese. With servers in the US. Good luck trying to serve a warrant from China in California. You are thinking of ByteDance, not TikTok, they are separate because the Great Firewall of China works in both directions.
Do they not have Chinese people working on TikTok? While living in China? That itself poses a threat to data from foreign countries especially those which interests the CCP. I know US senators are idiots but I've also seen some sensible questions asked in the past. If the CCP has access to even a single guy working in the backend, they can have access to their data pretty easily.
@@raidernation2390 cause it's not like murricans are just a bunch of brits, pols and germans with some tribes from africa.... (using this logic)
Senator ain’t leaving till someone is Chinese
💀💀
The Senator is about to pull out his phone and say "here's how you would look if you were black or chinese"
lol this got me good
He may try in China Town
Irony is prob one of the white senators is working with the ccp lool 😂
Ive never thought i would ever say something positive on Tiktok but CEO showed unbelievable restraint and patience facing a plain idiot
nothing idiotic about questioning a companies motives when tiktoks parent company was already proven to have ccp involvement.
You should be glad our country is infiltrated with CIA & mossad CCP spies nobody do crap on that
This is pakistan
@@MrResalethe concept itself isn’t idiotic, but do you hear the questions congress is asking??????? they executed it horribly 😭
the CEO of tiktok straight up lied on that last question, and no one is picking up on it. Why is that?
I don't think he should show that much restraint. Fools become emboldened if you give them undue respect.
Of course, it'd cause some trouble if he didn't show respect in Congress. But there are still limits to what you should tolerate.
Tom Cotton wouldn't know the difference between a Singaporean and a single woman.
😂😂😂
Senator Cotton's ignorance and impertinence is extraordinary.
His last name is Cotton, that was the first 🚩for me and I started reminiscing about my grandads stories (LBVS) 😂.
@@dtaefrm313 It's all in the name. I think the exact same thing everytime he says something "cottonish."
The parent company of tiktok is Chinese, and tiktok has to give user data to it. This is the answer he was looking for, but probably could have asked better questions 😅
They’re perfectly legitimate questions.
If you can't say anything bad about the CCP then you are controlled by the Chinese government.
Ask ByteDance's AI about the Tiananmen Square massacre. Ask ByteDance's AI about Covid-19.
It does not have an answer for the first and it'll blame the US for Covid-19.
Man literally said he served in the military and still got asked the same question again. Asking that same question to someone who served in the US military would be considered extremely disrespectful.
Well not really. Why? Does serving in your nation mean you are loyal? Where is the evidence for that? Plenty of American servicemen have betrayed the US. Not disrespectful at all. Is serving in the military somehow honorable when you are getting paid during peacetime? Oh wait Americans have a privilege that’s called a voluntary force. In Singapore, it’s mandatory conscription. Meaning you have NO CHOICE
The USA do not respect anyone. So they don't give a f on how others think. I m talking about the country s policy and not the citizens.
@@yeshuaislord6880well it showed that their people are well mannered, educated and disciplined they are compare the people of USA where they really lack of those. Seeing this video proves it.
@@yeshuaislord6880 everyone spending some time in the military wouldn't hurt. Would teach a thing or two about working in community and discipline.
People expect a damn lot from their countries, yet aren't willing to give a year or two
@@boxonothing4087 Well yes and no. I live in the UK so there is no threat of war so being in the military wouldn't do much. I'd like to because I have deep respect for our special operations group, but I don't have the inspiration to kill anyone just yet. That's the purpose of military. Issue is most people don't have disciplined parents so they don't have an understanding of discipline from the get go, so military is a very excellent way to gain discipline. So perhaps giving people in lesser backgrounds military training would be a good idea. For someone like me in a family in the top 5%, I'd pick it voluntarily
He probably never even heard of Singapore until the day of hearing😅
We literally hosted the trump-kim summit man 😭
He heard of it reading a Chinese menu
I’m confused as a Malaysian. Majority of Singaporeans are Chinese-Singaporeans, so isn’t his concern understandable?
@@benznessbut Shou Chew explains time and time again that he is not. You being Malaysian doesn’t give you extra knowledge on this man’s nationality.
@@missd2657not true. Look at the movie Crazy rich asians. Singaporeans from china. China and Singapore have history. I think the senator was right asking him if he was chinese since tiktok is chinese owned and can easily steal americans info if they wanted to
Cotton is representing Arkansas, one of the worsd states in the country by any metric. No one thinks of Arkansas for education. What you're seeing here is what the average Republican voter thinks
That's crazy.... I'm flabbergasted by the stupidity of this senator...
He was a famous robber who stole gold from Iraq👿
He’s from Arkansas. What do you expect?
@@alwillkhe's from the US. Thats enough
What's crazy is that he has an undergrad and law degree from Harvard.
All these replies think they are smarter than a senator
TikTok CEO: I'm Singaporean
US Senator: No, you're Chinese
He asked if he was the Communist party member. To which saying I'm Singaporean is pointless, is that so hard to understand ??
@@mralpaca2150 it is relevant because foreigners cant be part of Chinese Comunist Party...
@@mralpaca2150 you have to be part of china to be CCP. It's not called Singaporean Communist Party.
@@mralpaca2150missed the chinese in the "chinese comunist party"
not sure if you have a point to make or just nitpicking. Communism and communist parties have always been international. @@chy4919
I’d totally ask: “Senator Cotton, how and why did you invent cotton?”
And no wonder cotton come from sheep.
This comment is gold
😂😂😂 💯👍🏻
Rather. Senator, who picked your ancestors cotton? 😂
😂
The entire thing was literally just “Chinese spy say what?” 😭🙏
oh my god, its finally someone verified that actually has a funny comment, never knew the day would come
"Do you know Jackie Chan?"
"Yes"
"Arrest him!"
😂😂😂
Jackie Chan is born in Hong Kong
😂😂
@@Chicken9625hong kong is not in china?
😂
World: Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Philippine, Indonesia, laos, nepal, thailand, vietnam etc
US : chinese
Rice is rice 😂 just kidding
They can't locate neither China nor Singapore on the map.
@@Rondo2ooo They can't locate ANY of those nations mentioned on the map
Hey now, general public is better than that. Theyll all say China, Japan, or Korea. 😅
Unless its a veteran, then its China,Korea, or [Viet] Nam.😂
@@Rondo2oooA lot of people from the US can’t even locate the US on the map. It’s that bad.
*Senator:* Are you trying to make us look bad?
*Chew:* I don't have to try.
🤣
LOLOL that is such a clever comment x
reminds me of that quote from clue the movie.
"are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests??"
"you don't need and help from me, sir."
"THATS *RIGHT* "
😂😂😂😂😂
this entire discussion feels like something that would be in a south park episode
"Do you drink chai ?" "Yes" "You're half Chai-nese then"
Lmao
😂😂😂😂😂
Dying😅
Lmaoooo
😂
Why are some US politicians so uneducated and uninformed? A Singaporean cannot hold dual citizenship. Mr Zhou repeatedly said he was Singaporean yet the rude questions persisted. How in the world can a non-Chinese be a member of the CCP? Mr Cotton, learn this: “Singaporeans are proud to be Singaporean”. Are you proud that you are an American? If so, carry yourself like a respectful and educated one.
He also kept asking if he would seek Chinese citizenship...uhm, doesn't he know that Singapore has one of the world's 6 most powerful passports, way ahead of the USA? Probably not.
he is actually Mr zhou. zhou shou zi
@@weehongng2709chew可以的 做做功课行吗
cos their father grandfather father inlaw are politicians. thats it. Class solidification
This white guy didn't do his homework, before asking questions. Not professional .
“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience” - Mark Twain
in theory yes, but when that idiot is a senator trying to catch you out in a congressional hearing, not arguing isn’t really an option
i think not intetrupting the enemy when making a mistake applies here better
@@Thot_Patrol_USAgreat profile picture
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The man questioning isn't an idiot, the Senator is trying to get Mr. Chew to say he's affiliated with the CCP, even if by slip up or accident. This would make allow the others to take their Sinophobia out on this lad, and possibly get his company shut off in America, even if Mr. Chew said said "yes, I mean no, sorry."
It's insane to think that someone like this went to Harvard.
Mr. Cotton is a person who wants answers to his questions but never listens to the answers. I bet Mr Cotton went home thinking, 'I was awesome today'
LOL, Good one.
They just do this to create sound bites for either their constituents or to progress up the food chain.
Yes my feeling too. We think we are exposing their ignorance but he actually went home feeling pretty good about his performance.
Tbh Mr Cotton sounds as if he still has slaves
@@hmkl6813And an underwear empire
Moving forward…every foreign person that faces American Congress should bring a map just in case..
ไม่มีอะไรผิดปกติ นอกจากพฤติกรรมของ สิ่งมีชีวิต ที่เคมียังไม่ตรงกัน
A world ruled by dumb people can only go to ruins 😢
Or just have a big one on the wall
they still wouldn't be able to locate the us on that map, so you'd still be stuck anyway
😂😂😂😂
The senator is googling "Who is Singapore?" under the desk
"Is Singapore a Member of the Chinese Communist Party?"
You're giving them too much credit if you thought they even think to google that.
Which part of China is Singapore?
@@fengfeng8435 honcock or something idk im not chinese im an american i live in massivhugetits state
Why is Singapore?
No matter how many i rewatch this over and over again, the hilariousness in this still got me
That's the standard of US politicians - ignorance leading to bigotry.
And all for show. The fault lies with one man one vote.
Voting right should be earned by some qualifying test.
Yes. The level of arrogance. No wonder they only went to the east for spices. 😂
not true. They may know and they still have to ask because it can bite back later. By asking this standard question, all this is formally recorded for future infringement if any. and also for public knowledge.
They (TikTok) needs him exactly for that, displaying he is not from China.
Anyway, this is not bigotry. It is an expression of the American geography awareness and knowledge about the world. For many Americans Paris is a country in Europe, and many can not correctly point their finger onto their own capitol city on a map. A Japanese or Singaporean are all Chinese to them, actually anybody with almond shaped eyes.
@@MsCorydorus That makes no sense. Foreigners cannot be a member of the Chinese Communist Party. The moment he said he is a Singaporean citizen, the question regarding the CCP became moot, just completely nonsense questions. The reason the question is being asked is to insinuate that he COULD be a member, but the politician is too dumb to realize that's impossible.
Respect for the CEO for being so patient
but the issue i have with this answer is that it does not answer the question. for instance, a proniment buisness man in singapore(and he is a sinagporean) has been identified as politically significant person due to ties to china and has to report donations or gifts that are mroe than 20k. It is possible, and i don't think he is a puppet of chinese goevrnment, but he is dodging the question. @griggbaylee5808
He knew he was dealing with toddlers.
As opposed to what? Standing up and throwing a fit?
Do you so often lose your temper and decorum that someone simply answering questions calmly in a senate meeting garners your respect?
@@brandonwilliams6221well, we expect senator to be educated adults. if this is what it takes to be senator, sign me up.
Class vs. ignorance. Nothing worse than an ignorant politician who has the audacity to be smug
Senator Cotton, are you an American? Have you applied to be a member of the Chinese Communist Party? Do you carry a Chinese passport? This is an example of the best minds that leads a great nation.
Where does cotton come from?
@@gohboon7525from the tree in a mountain!
For all you know, his answer might turn out to be "yes" for those questions.
At least i wont be too surprised.
No senator, why no....😂😂😂
probably he is just grade 3
No one’s leaving this room until someone says Chinese.
The Senator does not listen but does show why the country is laughed at by normal people.
It's a fantastic example of why the rest of the world laughs at America.
I feel bad for America ngl. What was once a great and powerful nation is now just an everyday joke that could be used in parties
The senator is doing his job, and the questions are pertinent. TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, headquartered in Beijing and incorporated in the Cayman Islands, not exactly the most transparent jurisdictions. "As with many Chinese companies, ByteDance has an internal Chinese Communist Party (CCP) committee with Vice President Zhang Fuping serving as the company's CCP Committee Secretary".
It's because their voters are really like that and they are just pandering to their biases and their narrow world view
@@tsurugireo7049 We've done it to ourselves and deserve our fate.
Senator: “are you sure? You look Chinese!”
He asked if he was the Communist party member. To which saying I'm Singaporean is pointless, is that so hard to understand ??
@@mralpaca2150 Because you have to be a Chinese citizen to join the CCP.
Where did get that ?? Communism from Marx down is by default international. Many prominant Chinees communist leaders were Soviet party members and took orders from Moscow; Similarly, South East Asian communists had very close ties with Chinese communists.@@evipingleihe9552
That is simply not true. Communism by default, is international. Many prominant Chinese commmunist leaders were Soviet party memebers for example. Same goes for SE Asia communists who were heavily supported by Chinese.@@evipingleihe9552
@@mralpaca2150 you remind of the people who had questions on Obama’s citizenship. Lol
The face of the dude behind the Senator says it all.
the guy behind mr. chew shaking his head was funny too
"Welcome to Costco, I love you."
@@ricezzz2665 Right?! The guy behind the CEO on his left looks like he's about to lose it.
Also the lady in the back 😭 literally what is this
😂
Oddly reminiscent of the McCarthy hearings.
And I thought my nation's lawmakers were embarrassing.
This takes it to a whole new level.
Its not embarrassing, its a smart and very well executed plan to reinforce the anti-China sentiment. The title 'I'm Singaporean' hides the message of 'I'm not Chinese' and being a Chinese is 'bad' to put it mildly.
The senator's line of questions is totally legit because he knows that CCP membership has nothing to do with nationality. E.g., Norman Bethune, a Canadian, was a CCP party member.
Also, from Eileen Gu's case, we know that dual-citizenship is not impossible in China. So even though Zhou kept repeating he's Singaporean, this is not a proof that he doesn't have Chinese citizenship, or he is not a member of CCP. So the senator has to press on!
You find the senator ridiculous is totally because of your ignorance, you don't even know who Norman Bethune and Eileen Gu are!
"Does TikTok use WiFi"?
@@Tang_Ming_Yaostop acting like you doing something 😂😂 you can’t have dual citizenship as a Singaporean
@Nal1 Let me say it again and please pay attention: In countries that don't allow dual citizenship, they may have special provisions for people of special importance. For example, China's Eileen Gu. Moreover, Taiwan also doesn't allow dual citizenship for naturalised foreigners, but if you are of special contribution, you are allowed to keep.your original nationality.
So, let me ask you, are you sure Singapore doesn't have this kind of provision for some important people? Are you sure Zhou is not eligible for this special treatment? I bet you don't know. Neither does the senator, that's why he has to ask! (I bet he doesn't even know Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship.)
Get it?
As a Japanese living in the United States, this is not at all surprising.
I have met several people in the U.S. who think that Japanese, Koreans, Thais, Vietnamese, etc. are all Chinese.
Ignorance is very common in USA suddenly
I've definitely heard people use Chinese as a synonym for Asian and it always boggles my mind as Asian is not an uncommon word haha
same
To be fair all (at least for Chinese speakers) Latin Americans are colloquially by default "Mexican".
@PeterLiuIsBeast I wouldn't say that's fair at all. What does a Chinese man's culture have to do with what we call a Japanese or Korean man ? Also white people do this to dark skinned people too I live in Arizona so even native americans are called Mexicans a lot and even told to go home lmfao so your point is irrelevant and moot
Few facts for Harvard's graduates:
1) Dual citizenship is not allowed in Singapore. If you are becoming a US or China citizen, you would be asked to surrender SG citizenship.
2) Only Chinese citizens are eligible to apply for CCP.
3) Foreigners can not serve in military in Singapore.
Yeah yeah whatever... now IS HE A MEMBER OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY?
As far as I know China does not allow dual citizenship as well.
Only for spies it's allowed.
Many Chinese spies actually hold different passports.
When they get busted and flee to China, Chinese government gives them Chinese passport for their service. Or executes them because they failed at spying... Whatever is more convenient.
@@hz.coronayes it does, you’re allowed to be a citizen of Taiwan and China.
@@karlali7155How can you become a citizen of Taiwan? You can only be a citizen of a country.
When they selected Tom Cotton for the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee I think they may have been confused about him having any.
legends say that he asking if the guy is Chinese is still ongoing
He is Chinese, he's just not a Chinese citizen
He will break eventually...
Upvoted for profile pic 👍
@@alexiofranchioni thanks, fellow DK!
LOL :)))
All of those questions, he's proudly answer with "I am Singaporean" That's how proud he is of his nation
But when we say “im American “ you progressives say “thats racist”?????!!
Hello, wife n children r American n he answered, "not yet, no." as to whether he has applied for an American citizenship. To me, it means he wud, in the future.
Imagine if Mr Chew is Canadian. Or French. Or German citizenship. Would the Senator still lamblast his questions that way?
The senator's line of questions is totally legit because he knows that CCP membership has nothing to do with nationality. E.g., Norman Bethune, a Canadian, was a CCP party member.
Also, from Eileen Gu's case, we know that dual-citizenship is not impossible in China. So even though Zhou kept repeating he's Singaporean, this is not a proof that he doesn't have Chinese citizenship, or he is not a member of CCP. So the senator has to press on!
You find the senator ridiculous is totally because of your ignorance, you don't even know who Norman Bethune and Eileen Gu are!
@@the.mystictraveller
you haven't heard about McCarthyism in your history classes apparently...
they have done much worse to American citizens accused of communism.
and the Chinese do much worse to Chinese citizens every day... what else ?
How proud of him to say “I served my military for 2.5 years and I am a Singaporean “. Respecct
of which is completely irrelevant to the question: are you a Chinese communist party member. You know there is such things as millitary spys right ??
Military service is mandatory for male citizens in Singapore
Why is it so hard to just answer the question "are you affiliated with the CCP, yes or no?"
It should be easy to simply say, "no, I am not affiliated with the CCP" and the whole thing would be done.😂
Facts are every large company in China is affiliated with the CCP just like every large US tech company is affiliated with the CIA and FBI. Who do you think put 4 specific backdoors CVE vulnerabilities, perfect for triangulation in every iPhone?
Your comment only shows the same ignorance as Mr. Senator.
0:41:
Senator: have you ever been associated or affiliated with CCP
Chew: no, Senator
"It should be easy to simply say, "no, ...., and the whole thing would be done"
yes he did
@@nigel-uno
@@nigel-unobecause he's too stunned at the congressman's ignorance to the fact that singapore is not china
Shou Chew handled that like a class act. So proud of him.
No wonder people steady clowning Americans 💀
Because of a random politician? K
@@noelleperry2044 LOL every politician. Trump, Biden, Bush. Y’all look like fools
@@noelleperry2044😂
You do realize that this is racism right?
As an American I have to say, our senators do a good enough job of being clowns without any help
Once at US immigration, the officer was surprised that I could speak proper and good English for a Chinese.
Sir, I am Singaporean. You are holding my Singapore passport. I really had no idea what to say, how to explain that Singapore is not China....
I was treated that way ironically by an US Immigration officer of Korean descent too
The US is such a bizzare place.
the problem is, those politician has been manipulating the 90 percent of the poor americans brain....maybe the immigration guy taught Singapore is one of China province and shy to ask but act like he know....
America is a huge country bordered only by Canada and Mexico.
Chinese and Indians make up the bulk of our Asian immigrants.
Nah, you just don't get it. They just try to throw you a compliment here and there because you are a lady.
We guys won't get that from a male officer no matter how good we speak in English.
Wow what a smart Senator, finally someone I can get my frustrations out on.
This is called American Exceptionalism. Americans believe that their nation is the indispensable nation.
wheres bobba fett!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mccarthyism
This is only afforded to them because of the war machine they have created in the last half century. Otherwise they don’t have the same tone they have now. But soon the tide will turn.
No this time it's just Tom Cotton being an ass, pandering to his far right, Fox News watching base.
US has the power to let him do things like this tho….
Not quite sure but I think the man is Singaporean
He asked if he was the Communist party member. To which saying I'm Singaporean is pointless, is that so hard to understand ??
@@mralpaca2150he said no which answers his question. I don't see how else you're supposed to respond to that question.
@@mralpaca2150well he answered that he's not, is that too hard to understand?
Senator Cutton has been funded by Taiwan R.O.C. government
Mr. Shou Chew should ask him wether his Sponsor speak Chinese?
He would definitely lapse into a stutter LOL
Wow. He’s a senator? God bless America.
Which god is the question. At this point it looks like one of the gods that none of the other gods speak of due to it was one of those accidental hush hush speak only in whispered tone things.
@@carsi7282 You missed the point, she's talking about how America is in the hands of incompetent people thus she is "praying" for them in irony. (The keyword being "irony" that is of America, not OP.) Also people are free to believe in any religion.
I'm from France and yeah... May be some deity that can help us all LMAO !!!!!
Should have a minimum dominance on geography if not by his education by himself. Cmon...
@@carsi7282Seriously, God bless America
I have no idea how TikTok's CEO managed to just be patient. They literally think his Chinese for what he looks and preconceived notions.
I thought the Biden Admin was the most tolerant and liberal.
That just sums up America in one video.
and any racist Western country
@@tatjana7008 only Western? What about gypsy pogrom in Chelyabinsk oblast on the past week?
@@tatjana7008 I think America take the prize pal.
Senator Cotton = Agent fox from harold and kumar
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50%.
Dude needs to study more :)
That US politician is a Harvard graduate. He's so embarrassing
The senator probably knows that singapore is an independent country, and also knows all the answers that the CEO is about to give. They ask those stupid questions, not to know the answers, but so they can accuse the man of perjury in case he lies.
...why?
haha so surprised to see u here., Btw u just borrow ur books from NLB and now reading the chapter on economic indicators. very interesting topic
For real he didn’t even know Singapore is one of the strongest passport why would he become Chinese lol this senator
Whether old or young, American politicians will never disappoint in the art of disappointing
Still not catching what was wrong with his line of questioning. You can be from Canada and have covert support for CCP. You can be a citizen of Mexico and never disclose your intimate support for the CCP.
This questioning may seem bigoted but it is not. China has an interest in tik tok and they are headquartered there
@@alkazar625It is bigoted nuff said.
“Do you eat noodles?”
“Yes”
“So you’re Chinese”
It's like a South Park episode.
@Ajapam34thats exactly what I thought of when I watched this
Look at the names😂. The legendary battle between Mr. Chew and Mr cotton
Eric future might be like mr cotton
All the USA is looking like Southpark
😂😂
That's a very good example of real equality in america. See? "Anybody" can be a senate.
But can't be a communist.
@@mirziyodm But can be a dictator.
Except smart people
Correction: Anybody can be a senator, but only Palpatine can be a Senate.
Cotton graduated from Harvard!! I am glad I never made it to Harvard...
Senator: Hello Chinese mister.
Tiktok CEO: I'm Singaporean.
Senator: So why are you Chinese?
Tiktok CEO: who says im Chinese?
-Chinese says “what”
-what?
-GOTTEM!!
“Did you watch rush hour ?”
😂😂
The movie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yu are blind, he could not watch, mi can listen though
Im blackanese
Lmao.
How is this dude a Harvard law graduate? smh
Do Harvard let rich/ privileged people pay their way in?
Rich dad
sugar daddy
If he's a law graduate he prob has a line of questions that he needs to ask so that they'll be on record even if they're self evident right?
He probably went through a lot of knee pads.
US' obsession with China is so laughable at this point 😂😆🤣
Except those U.S. senator clowns believe that they are serious questions.
yes .USA loves china this is why they want to hide by disliking it. they love them deep down inside and we all know it.
Bruh have you read the global times before. Pretty much every Chinese internal issue is blamed on "America bad"
I know, right? China is a Paper Tiger. Everyone knows that.
Losers focus on winners. Winners focus on winning.
"Nobody leaves until someone is chinese"
Senator forgot to ask: but why do you look chinese to someone so narrow minded like myself??!!!
exactly. this is essentially the issue
Actually.. I hate to kinda impose, buuuut the questions were valid. The issue is the senator is an idiot at saying it. The CEO isn’t off the hook
@@coolsceegaming6178in what way were those valid questions?
@@theaconite1400he is overthinking it to the point where he is starting to rationalize what the senator is saying 😂
Senator Cotton looks like polyester 🤔
This is literally 21st century equivalent of McCarthyism
McCartyism targeted American citizens. Here Senators try to defend their country from China influence and Chinese tools. It is not the same.
It's even worse, because now we know what the communist scare was and what represents.
He even asked him if he was a communist.
My first comment in this post has been deleted, idk why. It's even worse, because now we know that what it was and what it meant.
straight up sinophobia
It's like asking an American if he has ties or are loyal to the British crown.
It's like locking up Americans whose ancestors came from Japan during WW2.
Horrible example... We are allies with the Brits. So what if an American loves the crown.
This is an ethnic chinese who is CEO of a massive company that collects heaps of sensitive data from Americans. They have a company in China called bytedance and have offices in China. China has shitty tech laws.
This senator is attempting to confirm and confirm again that despite being Singaporean he has no ties to the CCP.
Mind you, that there chinese Americans who wave the CCP flag. Agents that operate on American soil avoiding detection. Just because he's a citizen of Singapore doesn't automatically clear him of suspicion.
There are us citizens who detected to North Korea and us soldiers who took oaths of allegiance who detected to North Korea.
@@alkazar625 Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship. Just see it the way it, why so much denial? The senator is ignorant and probably thought that Singapore was a province in China lol
@@VictorMarwood or he thought the CEO was lying about his allegiance. He's Singaporean yes but that does not negate the possibility of him lying. You underestimate the growing power of the CCP.
@@VictorMarwood you guys are like a record player. OMG but Singapore doesn't allow dual citizenship ... And?
The offices of tik tok are in China. China's laws mandate the disclosure of any requested information. Maybe they threatened him to lie maybe they didn't. The Chinese are advancing in tech. Maybe they have dirt on the CEO.
“Do you like Chinese food”
“Yes”
“You are what you eat”
He definitely thought Singapore was a city in China until like right now
Even worse he is a Harvard educated politician who knows exactly what he is doing
I mean, Americans are notoriously bad at basic geography so I wouldn’t be surprised if this senator thought Singapore was located in China
@@creativelybankrupt23it's not like he doesn't know, he definitely does it's just American politics and he wants to win votes
nope as the senator said that "do you have singaporean passport"
@@creativelybankrupt23 So you have been manipulated? Take some time away from the internet. Listen to how he changes his demeanor when the senator asks "Are you an American citizen" vs "Are you a Chinese citizen"
“Have you ever played Chinese checkers?”
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Did you play Chinese Checkers or Singaporean Checkers
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As an American with Singaporean family, I'd like to offer a full and unqualified apology on behalf of the United States to Singapore.
Are you in any way, shape, form, origin, manner, method, style, fashion, means, modality, technique, approach, aspect, mode, process, avenue, course, procedure, system, source, root, derivation, channel, or outlet associated with the Chinese communist party?
Were not sorry
Will accept your apology once you are senator 😂.
Please run for senator, maybe you'd be bad in the bureaucracy side of things but at least you are 100x better in this area
Why? Do you even know what the hearing was about. Do you think it was to discuss what China or Singapore is?
Senator: (says under breath) Chinese say what
Mr Chew: What
Senator: I KNEW IT
It reeks of racism, xenophobia, poor geographic knowledge, and condescension. I'm glad that Shou Zi stood up to these irrational questions with dignity and gravitas befitting of a Singaporean.
Not at all. Geez Walter, you sound your age mate. Maybe go and touch some grass.
Just a typical American politician. They're really anxious and paranoid nowadays.
u nailed it right, dude
@@mightyhabib1182 do you mean an adult as opposed to how America behaves like a deeply insecure teenage girl? "Oh my god......do you have ties to China? China China China.." lol. Good grief the degree to which China lives rent free in America's head is hilarious.
Sooooo...are you Chinese or Japanese?
LOL, he should probably have mentioned that Singaporean adults cannot have dual citizenship, unlike USA. Minors under 21 can, but must renounce the other to retain Singapore citizenship. I suspect the senator doesn't realise that?
well then, if dual nationality is permitted in the US and the senator being more familiar with whats permitted in his own very fine nation, the senator should have asked that first
I doubt the senator knows where Singapore is, he's american remember
Lol. I bet the furthest he traveled is Mexico.
Most American can only speak one language and I bet most of them will fail the citizenship test. Ms. Randhawa is a clear example when asked about the civil war. Some of Congress members do not know that the Constitution has been amended not once, twice but 27 times (last being on Congressional Compensation). Do you think this bozo know anything about Singapore? He probably has a hard time pointing to where Singapore is on the map
you'd be surprised how many singaporeans have dual citizenship , they just hush hush about the matter.
Senator: "The Chinese said 'what?' "
CEO: "What?"
Senator: "We've got him!"
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"Are you chinese"
"No senator im Singaporean"
"Have you eaten chinese take-out?"
"Yes, Senator"
"Thats chinese enough for me"
Even Chew Shou Zi is confused, his face reads “Is this senator this stupid?”
Chew's expression says it all. It's like is this guy for real? He's really having a tough time believing anyone can be this embarrassingly ignorant.
@jimijin2020 the fact he is smiling and feels like he wants to laugh got me
This dude needs a lesson on geography.
Or respect
Forget geography, he should learn logic first
lesson to open google maps firts
I was once asked if KL was near Beijing 🤡
Americans are not known for their geography knowledge.
How can this senator be in a position to lead and how do others allow him to continue questioning??!!
Connections, I guess
welcome to politics
the other people just like, yep nothings wrong here
You've heard of Biden right?
He went to Harvard
Him: " I'm from singapore."
US: " Does your mom know you're chinese?"
I remember some studies said about 37% americans don't know which city is the capital of their own country, I thought it was just a joke, now I begin to think otherwise.
sosial experiment says 73% instead
😂👍
Soo true. One young American was asked this question. Answer: Texas! 🙈
Not 37, it’s 73% and they interviewed people who walking in Beverly Hills streets looking
Haha! Awesome!
Soooo. Which part is not understood? That he's Singaporean, or that HE'S SINGAPOREAN? Does he not know where Singapore is?
He’s Singaporean working for the CHINA COMMUNIST PARTY
He probably thinks Singapore is a city in china or something
As far as I know. The only city within a country that has their own passport is Vatican City. So for this "genius" to keep reinforcing his stupidity with his ignorant questions is beyond absurd.
American: So are ya Chinese or Japanese?
Asian: I'm Laotian.
American:....so are ya Chinese or Japanese?
Isn’t it interesting that one of the world’s largest social media companies is Chinese controlled, yet has a Singaporean CEO? Things that make you go 🤔
Goddamn ! 🤯 where can I sign the petition to have that senator removed? 😲
that cutton is the exact point where racist people always barks in the fight that said "i'm not racist" bullsh*t.
Just a reminder that in America just because you can get a position, it does not mean you are qualified for it.
If that was grilling, the cook forgot to light the coals 😂
a very subtle insult.
that would've made it on reddit under r/rareinsults.
Im sorry random internet person but im stealing this. Im adding it to my lexicon of clever insults. Thank you for your big beautiful brain.
That was slick 😂
He forgot the heat source
😂😂😂
This is my states senator… I am so sorry
Damn
I feel sorry for you. Come to Singapore, you don't have to deal with this kind of fuckery
@@ghcheongHahaha! 🙏🏻🤣
@@ghcheongnah
Sorry, you dropped this: *'*
American racism on full display.
I think this is ignorance versus racism.
@@1970rscNo, ignorance is when you don't have complete information. The senator was told he wasn't Chinese 3 times and then decided to ask again, lol
Not really racism when it's just their culture jaja
@@porlarazonoporlafuerza6424 It can be both :)
The topic of race was never brought up, the fact that you think it did says a lot about your mindset.
-Are you Chinese?
+No sir I'm Singaporean
-Why?
"Have you ever heard of China?"
-Yes, but still, I'm Singap-
"Ha, we've got him gentlemen."
"hey...chinesemansayswhat?"
"Im sorry what?"
"Arrest this man now"
"Can you speak Chinese? "
- 是的 ( i can )
"He's Chinese"
Guys please stop it rolling on the bed with laugh🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣