TikTok tests Alibaba's e-commerce might with viral videos

TikTok tests Alibaba's e-commerce might with viral videos

The logo of TikTok application is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration

Zhao Zhongqiang is a TikTok addict. Every day, the 44-year-old from a farming village in northern China’s Shaanxi province spends hours scrolling down the viral video streaming app that has taken both China and the world by storm. And who can blame him?

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