At a news conference in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the vote on the bill "runs contrary to the principles of fair competition and justice".
When someone sees a good thing another person has and tries to take it for themselves, this is entirely the logic of a bandit," Mr Wang added.
Another Chinese official, commerce ministry spokesperson He Yadong, said that China would "take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests".
TikTok is banned in China along with other social media platforms.
Instead, Chinese users use a similar app, Douyin, which is only available in China and subject to monitoring and censorship by the government.
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@Mandat3AlexaRepublican2yrs2Y
People may differ on whether banning TikTok is a good idea, but it is virtually undisputable that China is collecting information for intelligence reasons.
@BaboonTerryGreen2yrs2Y
Yeah because there is so much information on cat videos a.
@MadFranchiseLibertarian2yrs2Y
So does the US government , Facebook and instagram.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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