WASHINGTON, D.C.: TikTok Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shou Zi Chew faced relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle on Thursday over the video-sharing app's alleged ties to China and its danger to teens.

The TikTok chief suffered unusually intense grilling by both Republicans and Democrats who fear that Beijing could subvert the site for spying, data harvesting and advancing a Chinese Communist Party agenda.

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