China responds to renewed efforts in Washington to force ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. Despite bipartisan support in the House, China has not shown a strong retaliatory response, citing legal tools to potentially block any sale. The Chinese government has previously thwarted attempts to sell TikTok to American investors by asserting control over sensitive exports, such as the app's algorithm. Chinese state-controlled media and social media platforms have criticized the U.S. for its treatment of TikTok, framing it as evidence of double standards and raising concerns about the impact on Chinese-owned technology companies.