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Push to crack down on TikTok gains momentum in US Congress 迫使中资从TikTok退股的法案将与援助乌克兰法案打包成一个整体提交至参议院，这意味着获得通过的可能性大大提高。
Move to bundle divest-or-ban measure with foreign aid could compel Senate to act against Chinese-owned app. 6park.com
在众议院议长迈克•约翰逊(Mike Johnson)公布了向乌克兰提供援助的法案之后，美国国会迫使TikTok的中国所有者退股的努力势头更足了。该法案可能迫使参议院对该努力表态。
An effort by the US Congress to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the app has gained steam after House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled legislation to help send aid to Ukraine that could compel the Senate to act on the measure. 6park.com
6park.comThe Republican Speaker said the House would vote on separate funding bills — for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan — and another bill that includes measures to confront China, Russia and Iran. It would contain language on the popular video-sharing platform that is almost identical to a previous measure that easily passed the House last month but has languished in the Senate. 6park.com这位共和党人议长表示，众议院将分别就以色列、乌克兰和台湾的拨款法案以及另一项包括对抗中国、俄罗斯和伊朗的各种措施的法案进行投票。该法案关于TikTok的措辞，与上月轻松在众议院获得通过、但被参议院搁置的另一项法案几乎相同。
6park.comAssuming the House approves the bills when they come up for votes on Saturday, they would be bundled into one package and sent to the Senate, according to people familiar with the plan. That would significantly boost the odds that the Senate passes the measure, since many senators will be reluctant to scupper military funding for Ukraine. 6park.com据知情人士透露，假设众议院在周六投票时批准了这些法案，它们将被打包成一套法案送至参议院。这将大大提高在参议院获得通过的几率，因为许多参议员将不愿否决对乌克兰的军事资助。
6park.comPresident Joe Biden has backed the plan. “The House must pass the package this week and the Senate should quickly follow,” he said on Wednesday. “I will sign this into law immediately to send a message to the world: we stand with our friends, and we won’t let Iran or Russia succeed.” 6park.com乔•拜登(Joe Biden)总统已表示支持该计划。“众议院必须在本周通过这套法案，参议院也应迅速跟进。”他周三表示，“我将立即将其签署为法律，向全世界发出一个信息：我们支持我们的朋友，不会让伊朗或俄罗斯得逞。” 6park.com 6park.comThe House in March overwhelmingly approved a bill to force ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to divest it within 180 days, or else app stores would be banned from distributing the video-sharing platform. The move followed classified briefings from US national security officials who have warned that China could gain access to the personal data of Americans held on the app. 6park.com今年3月，众议院以压倒性多数通过了一项法案，要求字节跳动(ByteDance)必须在180天内剥离其所有的TikTok，否则将禁止应用商店分发这个视频分享应用。此前，美国国家安全官员在机密简报会上警告称，中国可能获得保存在该应用程序上的美国用户的个人数据。
6park.comThe Senate has been slower to consider the measure, partly because it moves more deliberately than the House. Some lawmakers also have concerns about whether it violates the constitutional right to free speech. 6park.com参议院迟迟未审议这项法案，部分原因是参议院比众议院更为谨慎。一些议员还担心这是否侵犯了受宪法保护的言论自由。
6park.comPeople briefed on the TikTok bill said the only change from the earlier measure was that it gave the president the option to give ByteDance a one-time extension of six months. 6park.com了解这次的TikTok法案的人士表示，与之前的法案相比，唯一的变化是，它让总统可以选择给予字节跳动6个月的一次性宽限。
6park.comIf the Senate passed the bill in the coming days, ByteDance would have to divest TikTok before the US presidential election in November. If Biden extended the deadline, it would be pushed back into the next administration. 6park.com如果参议院在未来几天通过该法案，字节跳动将不得不在11月美国总统大选之前剥离TikTok。如果拜登将最后期限予以延长，最后期限将在下一届美国政府上台后到来。
6park.comTikTok denies that the Chinese government has any control over the app or the ability to access user data. It says any congressional move that would result in a possible ban infringes the right to free speech. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 6park.comTikTok否认中国政府对该应用有任何控制权或对其用户数据有任何访问权。该公司表示，如果国会采取任何可能导致其应用被禁的行动，都将是在侵犯言论自由。TikTok没有立即回应置评请求。
6park.comOne congressional aide said Maria Cantwell — the chair of the Senate commerce committee, which would normally have jurisdiction over the bill — had suggested giving ByteDance one year to divest. The option to extend the divestiture deadline would help satisfy her demand and likely reduce opposition in the Senate. 6park.com一名国会助理表示，参议院商务委员会主席玛丽亚•坎特韦尔(Maria Cantwell)曾建议给字节跳动一年的期限从TikTok退股。通常而言，该法案应该属于该委员会的管辖范围。增加延长退股最后期限的选项，将有助于满足她的要求，可能也会减少该案在参议院面临的阻力。
6park.comChuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate majority leader, has previously warned about a national security threat from TikTok but has not clarified his stance since the bill passed the House. Mike Pence, the former Republican vice-president, recently launched a $2mn advertising campaign to pressure Schumer to support the House bill. 6park.com参议院多数党领袖、民主党人查克•舒默(Chuck Schumer)此前曾警告说，TikTok对国家安全构成威胁，但在该法案获得众议院通过之后，他还没有表明过自己的立场。前共和党副总统迈克•彭斯(Mike Pence)最近发起了一场耗资200万美元的广告活动，向舒默施压，要求其支持众议院的这项法案。
6park.comJacob Helberg, a member of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, said senators were examining the TikTok issue and “quickly coming to the same conclusion as their colleagues in the House”. 6park.com美中经济与安全审查委员会(US-China Economic and Security Review Commission)成员雅各布•赫尔伯格(Jacob Helberg)表示，参议员们正在研究TikTok的问题，并“正迅速得出与众议院同僚相同的结论”。
6park.com“The House of Representatives tends to be an accurate reflection of public sentiment,” he said. “The House vote on the TikTok bill clearly shows the public overwhelmingly supports a divestiture. The Senate is taking notice.” 6park.com“众议院倾向于准确反映公众情绪。”他说，“众议院对TikTok法案的投票清楚地表明，公众压倒性地支持（字节跳动）退股。参议院已知悉。” 6park.com 6park.comWhile Biden has backed the effort to remove TikTok from Chinese ownership, his re-election campaign is using the app, which has been downloaded by 170mn Americans, to help him connect with younger voters. 6park.com虽然拜登支持迫使中资从TikTok退股的努力，但他的连任竞选正在使用这款已有1.7亿美国人下载的应用与年轻选民建立联系。
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