bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        name
        published
      }
      ... on VideoSection {
        name
        published
      }
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        name
      }
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        relatedNewsletters {
          ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
          id
        }
      }
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...hooksInlinePlusWidgetContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
  ... on Video {
    youtubeId
  }
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on SectionUnion {
  __isSectionUnion: __typename
  ... on Section {
    name
  }
  ... on VideoSection {
    name
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        entityId
      }
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        entityId
      }
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        entityId
      }
      ... on VideoSection {
        entityId
      }
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        name
      }
      ... on VideoSection {
        name
      }
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksInlinePlusWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sectionsV2 {
    value {
      __typename
      ... on Section {
        name
      }
      ... on Node {
        __isNode: __typename
        id
      }
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


types

sectionsV2

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

Bochen Han

Legislation that could ban TikTok in the US unless it cuts ties with its Chinese parent company cleared the House of Representatives 360-58 on Saturday and is on a path to be quickly signed into law.
The proposal, which was included in a package of four bills voted on during a rare weekend session, would ban the popular short-video app nationwide if its Beijing-based owner ByteDance does not divest it within a year.
The catch-all foreign policy bill containing the TikTok proposal also tackles China’s role in fentanyl and sanctions evasion and restricts data brokers from sending sensitive American data to foreign adversaries.
Three other bills, which include US$60 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, US$26 billion for Israel and US$8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan, also passed with similar margins.
While the House took separate votes on the four bills, they are expected to be bundled together as one package to send to the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Saturday that the chamber will take up the package next week, with the first vote on Tuesday. The Senate was initially scheduled to be in recess next week.
US President Joe Biden has said he would sign the package, a move that would end months of stalemate over whether the US would fund Ukraine and Israel.
“I urge the Senate to quickly send this package to my desk so that I can sign it into law and we can quickly send weapons and equipment to Ukraine to meet their urgent battlefield needs,” Biden said in a statement on Saturday.

This latest legislative effort to force ByteDance to divest TikTok comes only a month after a similar bill, which provided a shorter divestment period of about six months, passed the Republican-controlled House in a bipartisan 352-65 vote. It has since stalled in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat and chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has voiced support for the new House proposal, noting that she was pleased to see the divestment period extended to a year.
Critics had called the March effort unrealistic, arguing that six months would not provide enough time for a divestment. Cantwell, whose committee has jurisdiction over the proposal in the Senate, did not express support for that effort.
On Saturday, Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat of Virginia and chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said he was “very glad to see progress towards compelling a divestiture of TikTok”.
“This is a strong step forward to shore up our national security against malign influence, and it couldn’t come at a more important time.”
But experts say that the tweaks to the March version of the TikTok bill do not address a critical obstacle to ByteDance divesting the app.
“The time frame does not affect the core barrier to divestiture, which is China’s export control law that could allow the government to prevent the sale of TikTok’s algorithm,” said Caitlin Chin-Rothmann of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.
“One year is still a relatively short period of time to find an eligible buyer and coordinate the technological and logistical processes of divesting a massive platform,” she added.
Time running out for TikTok? Will a potential ban derail US-China relations?
China’s Ministry of Commerce said last year that it would oppose a forced sale. In 2020, Beijing updated its rules governing exports to include technology similar to the algorithm that TikTok uses to recommend content to its users.
Sarah Bauerle Danzman, a resident senior fellow at the Washington-based Atlantic Council, said that the main achievement of an extended divestment window was to push divestment until after the US national elections in November.
“This may be more palatable to lawmakers,” she said.
Lawmakers, citing China’s national security laws, have expressed concern about TikTok’s potential to surveil and manipulate Americans through collection of their personal data and algorithm modifications.
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Still, TikTok, which boasts 170 million users in the US, hosts over a dozen Democratic lawmakers on the app, as well as Biden’s re-election campaign.
In response to Saturday’s vote, Chinese embassy in Washington spokesperson Liu Pengyu said that Washington had not provided evidence to prove TikTok’s threat to US national security and urged the US to “provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies to invest and operate in the US”.
TikTok has said that it intends to fight the potential ban in court if it comes to it.
“It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill that would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion to the US economy, annually,” the company said ahead of Saturday’s vote.
Clarify Capital, a business loan provider, found in a survey of 200 business owners released last month that 13 per cent of small businesses believe they will struggle if the app is banned.

In response to a potential ban, TikTok had encouraged its users to call their representatives to express their opposition, an effort that has backfired in some congressional offices.
But despite the change of heart for key lawmakers like Cantwell, the bills may not face smooth-sailing in the Senate.
Senator Rand Paul, a Republican of Kentucky, said he planned to drag out the vote if the Senate was called back to session next week.
Paul has consistently opposed restricting TikTok, citing government overreach and arguing that the app’s demonstrated threats so far do not warrant violation of constitutional rights enshrined in the First Amendment. He also opposes the foreign aid package that the TikTok proposal is attached to.
Previous efforts to curb TikTok’s influence in the US, which began in 2020 with then US president Donald Trump, have failed challenges in courts.
TikTok gets more aggressive to counter US ban as ByteDance stays hands-off
TikTok, for its part, has attempted to address lawmaker concerns by working with an inter-agency group to implement a US$1.5 billion plan, called Project Texas, to restrict foreign access to American user data on the app. But lawmakers are unconvinced that it will lead to a meaningful separation between TikTok and ByteDance, and have largely ignored it in public discussion.
“Project Texas did not address the [Chinese Communist Party]’s ability to control TikTok through its parent ByteDance,” Mike Gallagher, outgoing chair of the House select committee on China and sponsor of the March effort to force ByteDance to divest, told the South China Morning Post last month.
“And as long as the CCP is able to exercise control over the algorithm and over TikTok via ByteDance, the national security threat remains.”
Gallagher, who stayed beyond his announced departure date from Congress to participate in Saturday’s voting, cheered the results in a statement, while reiterating the importance of defending Taiwan.
Of the four bills, the Indo-Pacific security package, including aid to Taiwan, received the most support, 385-34. The Ukraine vote was 311-112 and the Israel aid was passed 366-58.
Saturday’s package includes US$2 billion in foreign military financing for Indo-Pacific partners like Taiwan and US$1.9 billion to replenish US defence articles and services provided to Taiwan. It also includes US$3.3 billion to develop US submarine infrastructure.
Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday that it would hold discussions with the US on how to use the funding for the island.
Liu of the Chinese embassy in Washington expressed “firm opposition” to Taiwan aid on Saturday.
“The US claims to promote ‘freedom and openness’ in the Indo-Pacific region, but in fact it provokes antagonism and confrontation in the region,” he said.


US House passes bills to aid Ukraine, bolster Taiwan, threaten TikTok ban

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson prepares to vote on Saturday on foreign aid packages to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as a bill requiring TikTok’s parent company to sell it or be banned. Photo: EPA-EFE

China’s Ministry of Commerce said last year that it would oppose a forced sale of TikTok. Photo: Agence France-Presse

US Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Republican, has consistently opposed restricting TikTok. Photo: TNS

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ByteDance, the Beijing-based owner of the popular short-video app, would be forced to sell it within a year if the Senate also approves
The other bills include US$60 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, US$26 billion for Israel and US$8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region


ByteDance, the Beijing-based owner of the popular short-video app, would be forced to sell it within a year if the measure passes the Senate.


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