TikTok Hires Chinese Staff

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TikTok and its owner ramped up their hiring from China, even as Congress raised national security concerns

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669 of the 1,089 approved US H-1B hires for TikTok and ByteDance in fiscal year 2023 were from China .

The hiring occurred as US officials raised concerns about TikTok 's ties to China .

TikTok has been under heavy scrutiny for years due to its owner's roots in China .

Recently, the company has matched vendors with expertise in e-commerce in China to its US partners that work with sellers and influencers on its social-shopping feature, TikTok Shop . Several of its approved 2023 H-1B applications for Chinese nationals were for roles in e-commerce, including a creator manager role focused on live shopping and software engineering roles tied to shopping ads..

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