China has rejected the British Prime Minister’s “irresponsible” pledge in hopes of Liz Truss to clamp down on Chinese-owned companies like social media giant TikTok Inc. China denied as “irresponsible” an undertaking by UK The prime minister hopes Liz Truss will rein in Chinese-owned companies like social media giant TikTok Inc. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian criticized Truss’s remarks Monday during her first face-to-face debate with former Premier Rishi Sunak. The UK foreign secretary said the government should “absolutely crack down on these types of companies” and limit technology exports to authoritarian regimes. “We regret their remarks regarding China,...