TikTok troubles narrow gap between Beijing and ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming

TikTok troubles narrow gap between Beijing and ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming

Zhang Yiming, founder and global CEO of ByteDance, poses in Palo Alto, California, U.S., March 4, 2020. Picture taken March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur, largely eschewing Chinese government involvement, but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing.

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