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Janet Yellen said Monday that TikTok was discussed "briefly" in meetings with her counterparts in China — the latest sign that the prospect of a ban is rattling top officials in Beijing.
Why it matters: A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pushing legislation — recently passed by the House — that would require the popular video app to be spun off from its parent company, China-based ByteDance, or risk being banned.
That possibility is the latest issue that could further stoke tensions over national security between the two global superpowers.
What they're saying: "We discussed it briefly," Yellen told reporters at a press conference early Monday, referring to TikTok.
Yellen said the U.S. was worried about protecting sensitive personal data, calling it a "legitimate concern."