Commenting on TikTok’s association with Singapore, SMU Senior Lecturer of Communication Management Tracy Loh said while it would be an overplay to say that Singapore’s neutrality had led to TikTok’s decision to set up base here, the company should expect to face scrutiny. “Because of the fact that they are Chinese, they are from China, and the views of the Chinese government amid the geopolitical tensions – so fair or not, it is not an unexpected question,” she said
