The British government announced on Thursday (March 16) that official equipment was immediately prohibited from installing Chinese short video applications TIKTOK.The Chinese Embassy in the UK responded on the same day that the British party made the above decision for political purposes.
According to Reuters, Oliver Dowden, the Minister of the British Cabinet Office, stated to Congress that government equipment can only access third -party applications in the pre -approved list."We will also prohibit using Tiktok on government equipment. This ban will take effect immediately."
However, this ban does not limit personal equipment, and for operating reasons, Tiktok must be used on government equipment for operating reasons.It will make limited exemptions.
Tao Dun said: "This is an appropriate measure based on the specific risks of government equipment."
The British National Cyber Security Center has been reviewing whether government mobile phones should be prohibited from using Tiktok.Earlier, the United States, Canada, Belgium and the European Union Commission have issued relevant ban.
Tiktok spokesman responded: "We are disappointed with the British government's decision. We think that these ban are based on fundamental misunderstandings and are driven by more geopolitical factors.Users have not played any role in it. "
According to a press release issued by the official website of the Chinese embassy in the UK, the spokesman for the embassy said that the British side made related decisions based on the facts of the British and interfere with the facts of the facts and interfere with the interference.The normal operation of enterprises in the UK will harm the international community's confidence in the British business environment, and will eventually only harm Britain's own interests.
The spokesman also said that the Chinese side urged the British side to respect the objective facts, abide by the market economic rules and fair competition principles, do not generalize, abuse national security concepts, and provide enterprises in various countries with a fair, transparent, non -discriminatory camp campsBusiness environment.
