Warning that China will not stand for ‘smash and grab’ by US
State mouthpiece says Microsoft acquisition of TikTok’s US operations will not be accepted
Hong Kong — China’s government will not accept an acquisition of TikTok’s US operations by Microsoft and may take action against Washington if a sale is forced, the Beijing-backed China Daily said in its Tuesday editorial.
It is Beijing’s strongest defence so far of Bytedance and its popular video platform, which President Donald Trump threatened to ban unless a deal is struck by September 15 to sell TikTok’s US business to Microsoft or another US entity. That process is tantamount to officially sanctioned theft, the Communist Party mouthpiece wrote, echoing prominent Beijing-backed media such as the Global Times...
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