Japanese ruling party pushes for limits on TikTok

Chinese apps pose risk for security cooperation with US, critics argue

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TikTok and other Chinese apps face greater scrutiny in Japan. © Reuters

YUSUKE TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling party will urge the government to restrict the use of Chinese-developed apps like TikTok and better protect sensitive information, aiming to ensure that the country can keep working closely with the U.S. on security matters.

Members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party met with experts Tuesday to start discussing new recommendations that could be proposed as early as August.

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