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China should expect no reprieve from Trump measures under Biden: analysts

Alexandra Alper and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 04:03 AM

WASHINGTON - When he enters the White House in January, Joe Biden will likely stick with the Trump administration's harsh policies toward Chinese tech giants like Huawei Technologies, bowing to anti-China sentiment among US lawmakers from both parties. Read more »

US insists on need to ban TikTok

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 06:37 AM

US President Donald Trump's administration has insisted on the need to ban TikTok due to national security concerns in a new court filing ahead of a plan to make the video app unavailable on November 12.   Read more »

TikTok cracks down on hate of religions and races

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 08:34 AM

Video snippet sharing sensation TikTok on Wednesday said it is cracking down on hateful content, banning anti-Semitic stereotypes and white nationalism posts. Read more »

TikTok rival Triller weighs going public

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 12:29 PM

Triller, an app similar to TikTok that allows users to share short video clips online, is in talks with several companies about a possible merger that would allow them to go public on Wall Street, a source close to the discussions said Monday.    Read more »

TikTok rival Triller explores deal to go public

Joshua Franklin and Echo Wang, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 08:22 AM

Triller Inc, a budding competitor to popular short-video app TikTok, is in discussions with blank-check acquisition companies about a merger which would take the U.S. social media company public, according to people familiar with the matter.   Read more »

US judge suspends Trump ban on TikTok downloads

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 09:00 AM

A US federal judge late Sunday halted a politically charged ban ordered by the Trump administration on downloads of the popular video app TikTok, hours before it was to go into effect. Read more »

ByteDance applies for tech export license in China amid TikTok deal talks

Brenda Goh, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 24 11:10 AM

TikTok owner ByteDance has applied for a license in China in line with the country's tech export requirements, as it strives to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc for TikTok's US operations to stave off a US ban on the app. Read more »

TikTok Global to launch public offering, Chinese parent firm says

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 21 12:40 PM

TikTok Global plans to hold a public listing, its Chinese parent company ByteDance said Monday, after announcing a deal over the weekend that would avert a shutdown of the popular app in the US. Read more »

Trump touts 'fantastic' TikTok deal with Walmart and Oracle

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 08:29 AM

WASHINGTON - Popular video app TikTok announced Saturday it has proposed an agreement with Oracle as its US technology provider and Walmart as a commercial partner, a potential deal US President Donald Trump touted as "fantastic." Read more »

TikTok accepts deal revisions as Trump prepares to review proposal

David McCabe, Erin Griffith, Ana Swanson and Mike Isaac, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 18 10:09 AM

The Chinese company that owns TikTok has accepted the Trump administration’s changes to a deal designed to mitigate the White House’s concerns that the popular app poses a national security threat, two people with knowledge of the talks said. Read more »

Trump says no TikTok deal yet amid security concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 09:20 AM

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wasn't ready to approve a deal for an American company to partner with Chinese-owned video app TikTok, which would allow it to continue operating in the United States.   Read more »

YouTube tests TikTok rival in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 07:21 AM

YouTube on Monday began testing a TikTok rival in India, saying it would refine its short video format and roll it out in more countries in coming months.   Read more »

US government confirms receiving Oracle bid for TikTok

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 04:19 AM

WASHINGTON - Ahead of a deadline set by President Donald Trump over video-sharing app TikTok, US officials will evaluate a bid that could see American tech giant Oracle become a partner to a Chinese company that has been called a national security risk. Read more »

ByteDance in talks with US to avoid selling TikTok: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 08:17 AM

Chinese internet giant ByteDance is in talks with the US about ways it might avoid having to sell its TikTok operations here, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.   Read more »

Donald Trump still wants US to get piece of any TikTok sale

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 10:43 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his demand for a piece of the action from any sale of TikTok's US operations for forcing such a deal. Read more »

TikTok deal faces complications as US, China ratchet up tit-for-tat

Mike Isaac and Ana Swanson, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 01 09:07 AM

The industry titans have been caught in an escalating tit-for-tat between the United States and China over the sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok, the viral social media app owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance.  Read more »

TikTok owner says will abide by new Chinese export rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 12:40 AM

The owner of popular video app TikTok said Sunday it will "strictly abide" by China's new export rules, which could potentially complicate a sale of the business as demanded by US President Donald Trump. Read more »

TikTok deal is complicated by new rules from China over tech exports

Paul Mozur, Raymond Zhong and David McCabe, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 30 08:07 AM

As the sale of TikTok enters its final stages, Beijing is saying it wants the last word. Read more »

Walmart teaming with Microsoft in bid for TikTok

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 04:32 AM

The app has been at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with its Chinese parent company ByteDance.  Read more »

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 27 02:48 PM

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said Wednesday he has quit the company as tensions soar between Washington and Beijing over the Chinese-owned video platform. Read more »