Aronson notes that the U.S. government has not presented evidence (in legal proceedings) that TikTok poses a specific national security threat based on China's data laws, requiring more transparent specification of the threat rather than assertion.

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Susan Aronson

Evidence Quote

the United States and I understand this did not present evidence as to why Tick Tock was a national security threat based on the laws that China has that you know um that China requires firms to share data at times um we need to see the evidence I'd like to see the evidence that China is actually accumulating this data

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China's Grand Strategy For Global Data Dominance | Hoover InstitutionHoover Institution
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:18:09 PM

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