China would rather see TikTok US operations close than a forced sale

China would rather see TikTok US operations close than a forced sale

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Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok‘s U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

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