That is not at all the primary point of this article. This article focuses nearly entirely on the damage done by TikTok as a social media application, very much

That is not at all the primary point of this article. This article focuses nearly entirely on the damage done by TikTok as a social media application, very much in keeping with the exact same criticisms the author makes of other social media. It focuses very little on the national security implications of Chinese ownership. Personally, I think the national security argument is the much stronger one for the divestment bill (which the current administration is illegally refusing to enforce at the moment). But that's just not what this author cares most about.