"No, I’m Singaporean": TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi responds to US Senator’s questions about China ties
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- TikTok's Singaporean CEO Chew Shou Zi was grilled about his ties with China during a Congress session about the dangers children face on social media platforms on Wednesday (Jan 31). A US senator repeatedly asked Mr Chew if he had ever been a member of the Chinese Communist Party, to which he responded, "Senator, I'm Singaporean. No."
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Senator ain’t leaving till someone is Chinese
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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 😂
"Have you ever ordered Chinese food?"
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Lmao
You deserve one million likes for that comment.
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'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.
Senator: "The Chinese said 'what?' "
CEO: "What?"
Senator: "We've got him!"
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Senator: "Please be Chinese for me, please?" 🥺🥺
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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.
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.
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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 .
Tiktok CEO:"Are you European?"
US Senator:"No,I'm American."
Tiktok CEO:"Why do you look European?"
That would be funny😂
@@rodrigoe.gordillo2617and is scary too as these Senators don’t understand
Actually, he is technically european from roots, that does count indeed.
Why you speak English?
You know whats actually funny though, thats just it - he is both chinese and singaporean, just as a white person here is both american and european, so he is chinese in a way, though he keeps trying to refute it.
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.
i don't automatically believe this to be correct or true even if it sounds convincing...
@@hz.coronayes it does, you’re allowed to be a citizen of Taiwan and China.
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
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
“Did you watch rush hour ?”
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No, senator. I am Singaporean.
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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.
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
"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"
“Have you ever ate 1 grain of rice”
“Yes”
“Get em out he’s Chinese”
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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"
@@mralpaca2150Exactly. He could be a member of the Singaporean Communist party.
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
@@raidernation2163do 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?
@@raidernation2163 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.
@@raidernation2163 cause it's not like murricans are just a bunch of brits, pols and germans with some tribes from africa.... (using this logic)
"Have you ever eaten chinese food?"
"Yes"
*"YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT"*
Senator, do you know where Singapore is?
Just beside Beijing!
very poor argument dude, lol
In Wuhan China
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in the menu
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
"Do you drink chai ?" "Yes" "You're half Chai-nese then"
Lmao
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Dying😅
Lmaoooo
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At this point, he thinks that every asian is Chinese🤷♀
Or maybe Singaporian?!..
East Asian
well w ONE BILLION ppl in china i dont think that's strange at all to assume...i mean MOST asians are CHINESE living in CHINA so...
@@rf7182singapore is technically south WESTERN asia GEOGRAPHICALLY , south EAST would be Fiji or something or Papua new guinea....
@@user-ht1jg4qz3hplease learn basic geography
southwestern Asia is Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Oman among others.
This remind me of the "why you geh, you are geh" interview meme 🤣
Same here dude. I was just thinking of that meme and saw your comment
I’d totally ask: “Senator Cotton, how and why did you invent cotton?”
And no wonder cotton come from sheep.
This comment is gold
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Rather. Senator, who picked your ancestors cotton? 😂
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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
Senator: "Isn't Singapore a metropolitan city of China?"🤨
Bro ain’t leaving till someone’s chinese
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.
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.
Way to showcase your country's education level, very encouraging for people who want to move there
The fact he’s called cotton sums it up
Moving forward…every foreign person that faces American Congress should bring a map just in case..
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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
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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.
"Have you tried that downtown chow mein"
"Uh, yes?"
"AHA!!"
this is “i reject your question” level of patience, with a similar opponent, just in a suit
“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."
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?
0:33 The reaction of the man sitting next to Mr. Chew is the reaction of everyone watching this.
"What is this Sing a Pore that he keeps bringing up?"
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.
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
He’s probably never been to Singapore, but he probably has been informed by a lot of information that’s not public too. But it’s stupid still people from farming towns can control world politics like this guy
cos their father grandfather father inlaw are politicians. thats it. Class solidification
Education is ban in the US
Senator : but your face is chinese...
TikTok: no, I'm singaporian
Senator :but who's is Chinese
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
He should have rebutted and asked “do you know where Singapore is?”
That Senator dont even know where USA in world map.
only that Chew Shou Zi is a Singaporean is by a photo of a school name and an old family photo maybe around 30 years ago . what a great answer. Chew Shou Zi home address in Singapore is an abandoned old house ( 1photo )
@@meganfoxbf You want to say a person citizenship based on where he/she stay? Mexican immigrants will love you, please run for senator.
Singapore is somewhere in China. 😂😂 So thought the Senator.
Wow…that senator is just downright annoying and ignorant. 🙄
Average asian in the u.s. exprience be like:
That just sums up America in one video.
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
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.
He's cotton for a reason. Looks nice but little substance
Tbh Mr Cotton sounds as if he still has slaves
- "Why are you chinese?"
- "Who says I'm chinese?"
- "You are chinese"
"someone is going to be chinese today, and i have found my most likely candidate, watch me prove it!"
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"
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
Bro rlly got a 7-step verification 💀
This could be a scene from The Office
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
It's like a South Park episode.
Or King of the Hill
"Are you chinese or japanese?"
"I'm Laotian"
"... so are you chinese or japanese?"
@@butt317thats 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
I am speechless
This told us that the truth is not always what people want to hear. People care nothing about the real truth but just ones that matched up with what they used to think
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
😂
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.
"Tell me your American without telling me your American."
Senator Cotton Candy: “Have you ever used Chopsticks?”
Yes!
Gotcha!!!!
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
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
Why is this the news? It's last year's story.
No sir I'm singaporean
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 :)))
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?
“Do you know Kung Fu?”
Was that an eventual question too?
I want a movie of this.
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.
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
How much ya'll wanna bet that good ol' Cotton has never heard of Singapore until this session 🤣
mr chew: senator do u speak english? it seems u can’t comprehend my language
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
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 ?
"Do you wear wigs"
"Will you wear wigs"
Senator : " we will not go home until someone chinese here"
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 🤔
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.
istg he was about to ask if he learned chinese, if he has eaten chinese food or if he has been to china on holiday before
Cotton says " well, you all look alike to me"
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...
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.
Senator: Just please say you're Chinese cause I can't get to my next point if you don't 🥺
Just say yes or no with affirmation. He opened the door to more questions.
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
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@@nigel-unobecause he's too stunned at the congressman's ignorance to the fact that singapore is not china
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?
No point….These senators would just shush him if he was to explain further
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
“Have you ordered chinese food recently?”
Senator : are you using Chinese phone?
Mr Chou : Yes, iphone made in China
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….
Senator: Hello Chinese mister.
Tiktok CEO: I'm Singaporean.
Senator: So why are you Chinese?
Tiktok CEO: who says im Chinese?
Is is king of the hill reference?
Him: Sir, I'm Singaporean
Senator: What country is your outfit from?
Him: Sir, it's made in China
Senator: We got him guys
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?
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
They used to bring Lee Kwua Yew for a speech back in the 80s. What happened now?
“ Have you ever eaten Chinese?”
-Yes, but I’m still Singap-
“You are what you eat, GET HIM OUT!”