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Why China Is Holding Its Fire as U.S. Moves to Ban TikTok

Chinese officials have been relatively muted in defense of the country’s most globally successful app, while quietly signaling that they would prefer a ban to a sale. read more

After Biden signs TikTok ban into law, ByteDance says it won't sell the social media service

The China-based owner of TikTok is facing a new law that will force it to either sell the wildly popular video platform, or face a U.S. ban. read more

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What’s coming next?

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with ... read more

China's Retribution

But beware the coming internet wars, and the use of the American TikTok ban as justification for all manner of crackdowns. Xi's regime in China and ... the week after its release, it publishes ... read more

What does the possible TikTok ban mean for US-China relations?

The US passed a new law forcing parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok. What does that mean for US-China relations? read more

Here’s All the Countries With TikTok Bans as Platform’s Future in U.S. Hangs In Balance

Armenia reportedly temporarily blocked TikTok for multiple days during border clashes with Azerbaijan in September 2022. TikTok was banned from Australian government devices in April 2023, but is ... read more

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected ... read more

China inflation: disappointing price indicators cast shadow on target, fuel calls for swift policy easing

Once its growth is outpaced by income expansion, the livelihood will actually improve,” he added, according to the 21st Century Business Herald earlier this week. China’s price data shows the ... read more

China’s Swimmers Tested Positive. What Happens to Their Medals?

The swimmers — who made up about half of the Chinese swimming team at those Games — were cleared by China’s antidoping authorities and the World Anti-Doping Agency and allowed to compete. read more

Why the U.S. Is Forcing TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

Here’s why the pressure has been ratcheted up on TikTok. It all comes down to China ... They also ban apps that carry inappropriate or illegal content, said Justin Cappos, a professor at ... read more

China’s factory sector reverses toward growth in March

China’s factory sector rebounded to expand in March following five straight months of contraction, another sign that the country’s stimulus efforts are taking effect. The official purchasing ... read more

What overcapacity?

China's latest response, analysts say, centres on the idea that its production system is simply ... cell and module capacity coming online in 2024 is sufficient to meet annual global demand ... read more