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Beijing, China – The US ambassador to China said Friday that Beijing’s position on a potential TikTok ban in the United States was “supremely ironic” given the ruling Communist Party's censorship…

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who served under ex-President Donald Trump, is assembling an investor group to acquire TikTok from ByteDance.

Following an issue with a Long March rocket’s upper stage on Wednesday, a pair of Chinese spacecraft, seemingly intended for lunar orbit, may have been lost.

The bill would require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell off its stake in the social media company within 165 days or be removed from U.S. app stores. The short video service is popular among young social media users and currently has over 150 million U.S. users.

China cautioned on Wednesday that a potential TikTok ban would have negative repercussions for the United States. The House is expected to vote Wednesday morning on a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to divest the video-based social media app or face a ban in the U.S.

A bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States is expected to pass the House on Wednesday as lawmakers act on concerns that the company’s ownership structure is a threat to national security.

A flight attendant tries to calm passengers but sounds a little shaky herself.

Former Republican presidential candidate and Vice President Mike Pence is calling for Congress to pass a law that may prohibit TikTok in the US, claiming that it is no longer acceptable to try to please the Chinese Communist Party. Pence believes that politicians who are tough on China but also support TikTok spreading Chinese propaganda are wrong.

“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary suggested that he will buy social media platform TikTok if a proposed ban goes ahead Friday. “Not going to get banned, ‘cause I’m gonna buy it,” O’Leary said on Fox News’ “The Story” in an interview with anchor Gillian Turner. “Somebody’s going to buy it, it won’t be Meta and…

China is making progress toward a 2030 launch for its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission and has narrowed down potential landing areas.