With new export rules, China has become the arbiter of TikTok’s fate, not Trump

With new export rules, China has become the arbiter of TikTok’s fate, not Trump

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Imagine a bidder wanting to buy KFC, but being told the deal might not include the Colonel’s 11 secret herbs and spices. That’s effectively what Beijing has told the list of US companies keen to purchase short-video app TikTok: The key ingredients may be out of reach.

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