(Reuters) -The Republican chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday said he is concerned by reports about a U.S.-China framework deal to switch short-video app TikTok to U.S.-controlled ownership.

"Based on initial reports, I am concerned the reported licensing deal may involve ongoing reliance by the new TikTok on a ByteDance algorithm and application that could allow continued CCP control or influence," Representative John Moolenaar said in a statement.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto)