China won’t accept the ‘theft’ of TikTok, and that it has various ways of responding if the US government tries to t force a sale through, according to an editorial in the state. That follows news that Microsoft wants to take charge of TikTOK’s operations in certain markets after US President Trump threatened to ban the app.
Microsoft revealed earlier this week that it was in a meeting to purchase TikTok’s services in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The company said that CEO Satya Nadella discussed the idea with Trump and that it “appreciates the US Government’s and President Trump’s personal involvement as it continues to develop strong security protections for the country”.
TikTok CEO ByteDance told the BBC it was “devoted to being a global company”, and that it has been “evaluating the possibility of establishing TikTok’s headquarters outside of the US, to better serve our global users.” The social media app is one of the few developing in China to gain success in the US.
Hu Xijin, the editor of one of the state-backed Chinese paper, the Global Times, called the potential sale OPEN ROBBERY and posted that “evaluating the possibility of establishing TikTok’s headquarters outside of the US, to better serve our global users.” US secretary of State Mike Pompe said that TikTok was sending data directly to the Chinese Communist Party.
The US government already has a clearer case against Huawei over potential IP theft and other issues, the justification for banning TikTok is less. “I hate to say this but it is kind of almost Mafia-like behavior,” said Charlotte Jee from MIT Technology Review. Microsoft has given itself a deadline of September 15th to either complete a sale or abandon the deal.
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