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China will defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said
Tiktok has come under fire from US lawmakers and the administration over national security concerning data collection
The order says the US "must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security", BBC reported
India has banned as many as 106 Chinese apps, including TikTok, a move welcomed by both the Trump administration and the US lawmakers
One person close to ByteDance in India said there was a "deal in the works" with Microsoft for TikTok India but it fell through, according to the report
After all, this weekend's flurry of deal activity shows that not even the coronavirus can stifle M&A demand for long
The decision opens a Pandora's Box that digital platforms might one day wish had been kept closed
TikTok could try to lower the risk for an acquirer by striking multiyear exclusive deals with its most popular American creators, the way that platforms like YouTube and Twitch have done
speaking on the expansion of the clean network, Pompeo urged "freedom-loving nations' to join the clean network and also called for ending the use of Chinese cloud providers
US law states that presidential decisions blocking deals on national security grounds are not subject to judicial reviews
Instagram Reels will let users record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects
This is in addition to the Xiaomi's Mi Community app which was banned earlier.
Trump's demand has set off a geopolitical tug-of-war, but it has ample precedent
Trump and Pompeo will take action against TIktok, other Chinese apps in coming days, says Kayleigh McEnany
For a deal to work, they say, US firm will have to accept data localisation and keep servers in India
The editorial published late Monday by the China Daily newspaper represented Beijing's strongest defense yet of ByteDance and its viral video phenom
He said a government probe into the company's 2017 purchase of Musical.ly, - TikTok's progenitor - was intended to spur a complete shutout
Reuters reported last week that some investors are valuing TikTok at about $50 billion, citing people familiar with the matter
Apple Inc has no interest in acquiring TikTok, the company said on Tuesday, denying a report by news website Axios from earlier in the day.