Microsoft talks to acquire TikTok's US operations spark ire in China

Microsoft talks to acquire TikTok's US operations spark ire in China

A 3D printed logo of Microsoft is seen in front of a displayed LinkedIn logo in this illustration taken June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp for TikTok’s U.S. operations provoked an outcry on Monday on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner ByteDance.

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