China suggests it’s open to a US deal for TikTok after all (www.engadget.com)
from cm0002@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 18:51
https://lemmy.world/post/24509005

China has provided the strongest indication yet that it’s willing to secure a deal that will keep TikTok up and running in the US. The country previously claimed it would block any forced sale of the app but said something different after President-elect Donald Trump indicated he’d be open to 50-50 joint ownership of TikTok between US and Chinese interests.

“When it comes to actions such as the operation and acquisition of businesses, we believe they should be independently decided by companies in accordance with market principles,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference. “If it involves Chinese companies, China’s laws and regulations should be observed.”

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HorreC@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 19:21 next collapse

How can china be open to this, they swore many times over this wasent even a chineese company, let alone owned by their government in any way.

K1nsey6@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 19:58 collapse

No one ever claimed it wasn’t Chinese. Bytedance is Chinese, Tiktok, owned by Bytedance, is headquartered out of Singapore.

HorreC@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 21:32 collapse

the title of the article says “CHINA suggests it’s open to a US deal for TikTok after all” meaning that when ByteDance went in front of the US lawmakers and said “we are not in china, nor a chineese company” that some part of that must be false as now CHINA is saying that they are open to it.

K1nsey6@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 21:46 next collapse

When it comes to actions such as the operation and acquisition of businesses, we believe they should be independently decided by companies in accordance with market principles,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference. “If it involves Chinese companies, China’s laws and regulations should be observed

pycorax@lemmy.world on 21 Jan 01:40 collapse

It’s always been a lie. Hiring a Singaporean CEO doesn’t make you not a China company. It would’ve been hilarious and not sad if so many people didn’t fall for such a simple trick.

d00ery@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 22:48 collapse

Another pay-off for Elon?

It won’t be Zuch because he isn’t doing enough ass kissing.

Perhaps Bezos will be given a social media empire to compliment his other businesses.