Exclusive: TikTok's Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U.S. deal - sources

[TruthHurtz]

China catching L's left and right. Thank you Trump

This 'win' doesn't affect your standard of life, it's neutral or even negative. Maybe now Donny Zio-man will finally do something domestically instead of dumb exec orders and worthiness tweeting.

 

[Get Ya Wig Split]

Might fck around & sign up on tik tok

 

[faithfulguy]

I wonder if this is US portion of Tik Tok. Or is it’s the global operation. Seems like it’s only the US market. Outside of US, it’s still own by bytedance.

 

[QWECXZ]

This is China’s only globally influential app and the US is taking it from them. It’s absolutely a win.

A win that comes at the cost of 50 billion dollars for a company that is hardly worth one tenth of that.
Meanwhile, China can always make other globally influential apps. This does not ensure that that won't happen in future. If you continue to be so generous like this, China won't have a problem surpassing you economically soon.

 

[Mista]

https://www.tiktok.com/@stepzahyoutube/video/6855911402196995333

 

[Trango Towers]

It’s all about optics. China’s only globally influential app to compete with Western apps is being taken from them....by the US. Who are you trying to fool?

That’s a win for the US.

Ans how difficult will it be to start another better app?

 

[TruthHurtz]

It’s all about optics. China’s only globally influential app to compete with Western apps is being taken from them....by the US. Who are you trying to fool?

That’s a win for the US.

Your not taking it, you're paying for it. At a premium.

This is like if blacked.com was based out of China, and you're trying to spin as a win by purchasing it from the Chinese.

 

[LeGenD]

USA is winning the battle but preparing to lose the war.
The whole world is watching how it is bullying and arm-twisting upcoming talent from competing with it on even ground.
All its facade of free-world , fair competition, democracy is dissolving in front of everyone .
All nations are quietly sympathising with the victim even if they have to put up a staight face, and this will have consequences in the long term

TBH, China has banned numerous American applications in its mainland, and committed to its own domestic alternatives. As a neutral observer, I respect Chinese decisions in this regard. They have 100% right to do so.

Now USA is following suit. So why complain about this? There country - There Rules. Simple.

 

[QWECXZ]

TBH, China has banned numerous American applications in its mainland, and committed to its own domestic alternatives. As a neutral observer, I respect Chinese decisions in this regard. They have 100% right to do so.

Now USA is following suit. So why complain about this? There country - There Rules. Simple.

Why complain about it? Because they always whined and moaned like wh*res about how "freedom of speech" is crucial and countries like Iran and China that censor their propaganda and espionage apps are violating the rights of their citizens to a free internet.

So, yes. Criticism targeted at the US for violating a principle that it aggressively promotes is 100% correct.

 

[LeGenD]

Why complain about it? Because they always whined and moaned like wh*res about how "freedom of speech" is crucial and countries like Iran and China that censor their propaganda and espionage apps are violating the rights of their citizens to a free internet.

So, yes. Criticism targeted at the US for violating a principle that it aggressively promotes is 100% correct.

Hmm. I see.

Maybe Americans attempted to convince China to allow their applications, to no avail? I recall these kind of articles.

That did not work so they have decided to follow suit themselves.

It takes two to tango, my friend.

 

[Dariush the Great]

Why complain about it? Because they always whined and moaned like wh*res about how "freedom of speech" is crucial and countries like Iran and China that censor their propaganda and espionage apps are violating the rights of their citizens to a free internet.

So, yes. Criticism targeted at the US for violating a principle that it aggressively promotes is 100% correct.

China should embargo US goods

 

[QWECXZ]

Hmm. I see.

Maybe Americans attempted to convince China to allow their applications, to no avail? I recall these kind of articles.

That did not work so they have decided to follow suit themselves.

It takes two to tango, my friend.

I disagree with you on this, my friend.
China has never claimed to be the protector of "freedom of speech" worldwide. If anything, China has always said that it values state security over freedom of internet. Their policies regarding freedom of internet has always been clear. The US on the other hand has always claimed that it promotes a free internet and freedom of expression. It has even imposed human rights sanctions on countries like Iran for censorship of the internet.

To ban an application that poses no security threat to the US whatsoever is a clear violation of what the US preaches.

 

[PeacefulWar]

TBH, China has banned numerous American applications in its mainland, and committed to its own domestic alternatives. As a neutral observer, I respect Chinese decisions in this regard. They have 100% right to do so.

Now USA is following suit. So why complain about this? There country - There Rules. Simple.

If it's only TikTok, then you have a point here.
But if we connect with Huawei case, they not just trying to ban it.
They bully other countries to ban it as well, they want to destroy a company with national power.
Hence the the difference.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Your not taking it, you're paying for it. At a premium.

This is like if blacked.com was based out of China, and you're trying to spin as a win by purchasing it from the Chinese.

Small potatoes for a company like Microsoft with a market cap over $1.5 trillion and over $135 billion cash on hand.

This is about influence. China’s only globally influential app has now been significantly undercut by the US. Thereby Chinas influence will be diminished. That’s a win for the US.

 

[Dariush the Great]

Small potatoes for a company like Microsoft with a market cap over $1.5 trillion and over $135 billion cash on hand.

This is about influence. China’s only globally influential app has now been significantly undercut by the US. Thereby Chinas influence will be diminished. That’s a win for the US.