Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, has now stated that communist China should be penalized for the enormous cyberattack that it launched on telecommunications businesses in the United States.
During an interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Kelly made these comments in response to a question on the consequences that should be imposed on China following the situation.
“We’ve got to be strong in standing up to them and explaining to them, and in some cases, I think consequences need to be serious. There are things that we can do, we have the tools. But I would say, even beyond that, we’ve got to figure out a way to get them off of the infrastructure.” Kelly said.
There could be “a disruption in the service” of TikTok in the U.S. when the ban put into law goes into effect on January 19, unless the Supreme Court intervenes, says Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ).
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“With regards to the telecom system, multiple companies, you know, Chinese cyber software are currently on those systems, and we’re working to try to fix this. Some of this is going to require that the- the telecom companies upgrade their infrastructure. That could be costly. We’re currently working with them to do that.” he continued.
Kelly stated that the social media app TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese government, will most likely no longer be available beginning next weekend.
“So I imagine there’s going to be a disruption in the service here, you know, starting on the 19th. I know this is controversial. I know there are folks out there that earn a living, you know, on Tiktok, but it has a national security risk to it. You know, one is the data, one of the risks. The thing that I’m more concerned about is their ability to manipulate the- the population of the United States, especially in time of a conflict. So it was the right decision. I voted for it. And it looks like the Supreme Court is going to uphold the legislation that we passed.” Kelly stated.
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