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China halted TikTok deal with US over tariffs

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ByteDance has previously said it did not plan to sell TikTok. It has largely remained silent about whether it is in talks with bidders and has not publicly confirmed it would divest at all.
The Atlantic |
As the deadline for action on the TikTok ban-or-sell issue is once again extended, who cares anymore?
USA Today |
Some political officials have seen TikTok as a national security threat for years, expressing concern that ByteDance may be sharing U.S. user data with the Chinese government.

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