TikTok to die? Xi Jinping flexes muscles, takes a hard-line approach, and wants popular social media platform's U.S. operations to die rather than approving a sale
- Posted on February 7, 2025
- By Business News Today
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TikTok to die? Xi Jinping flexes muscles, takes a hard-line approach, and wants popular social media platform's U.S. operations to die rather than approving a sale
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Xi Jinping might let TikToks US operations die rather than approve its sale as China holds out for a “grand deal” with the Trump administration that includes larger concessions on trade and tech policy.