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Huawei and ByteDance look to Singapore as U.S. restrictions loom
Huawei and ByteDance are both approaching U.S.-imposed deadlines that could dramatically alter their business models and global reach. They are among several Chinese companies increasing their investment in Singapore to hedge against U.S.-China tension.
September 11, 2020 Source: The China Project
The next target for TikTok’s parent company: Payments
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok and Douyin, has acquired a company with a license from the central bank to offer digital payments. Tencent and Alibaba dominate online financial services in China: Can an ambitious upstart capture market share?
September 4, 2020 Source: The China Project
In TikTok, a bad omen for Chinese technology in Europe
A recent European court decision — aimed originally at data privacy breaches by the United States — may have far-reaching implications for Chinese tech companies. Scrutiny will fall on data-rich companies like TikTok, which was just beginning to soar in Europe, as China has even fewer rule-of-law safeguards than the U.S.
September 1, 2020 Source: The China Project
Beijing threatens to yank TikTok out of Trump’s reach
New rules from the Chinese Commerce Ministry define what appear to be core parts of TikTok’s algorithm as “sensitive technologies.” The change likely means that any sale of TikTok would have to be approved by Beijing.
August 31, 2020 Source: The China Project
Walmart and Microsoft team up to buy TikTok as Disney dream boy quits
TikTok’s brand-new CEO, poached from Disney, quits as Walmart and Microsoft team up to buy it.
August 27, 2020 Source: The China Project
U.S. and China to discuss trade, TikTok ‘in the coming days’
Washington and Beijing are expected to talk about the phase one trade deal soon, but the conversation will not be limited to trade.
August 20, 2020 Source: The China Project
After TikTok, Trump moves to attack WeChat. What’s next?
President Trump signed two executive orders, one reiterating that he wants TikTok banned (unless Microsoft buys it), and another launching a new attack against WeChat. Depending on how the WeChat order is implemented, it could have massive implications for the parent company, Tencent, and the future of the internet.
August 7, 2020 Source: The China Project
Mike Pompeo proposes American Great Firewall to keep out Chinese technology
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.S. to develop a “Clean fortress” around citizens’ data, with unclean technologies defined as those with Chinese origins. This is essentially an American version of China’s Great Firewall, though its implementation is uncertain.
August 6, 2020 Source: The China Project
Anger rises in China over Trump’s ‘inconceivable’ treatment of TikTok
Chinese state media and businesspeople are outraged at Trump’s requirement that TikTok sell its U.S.-based operations. The China Daily called it “tantamount” to “an officially sanctioned ‘steal’ of Chinese technology,” while famous tech investor Kai-Fu Lee called it “inconceivable.”
August 4, 2020 Source: The China Project
Trump gives TikTok 45 days to sell U.S. operations
After a few days of indecision, President Trump has settled on an ultimatum for TikTok: Either sell your U.S. operations to an American company in 45 days, or be banned. Microsoft is in negotiations to buy it, but there are many uncertainties.
August 3, 2020 Source: The China Project
Chinese social media users call ByteDance founder unpatriotic and weak in the face of U.S. moves against TikTok
While the news about Microsoft’s potential acquisition of TikTok was a huge relief for its American users, it was received poorly on the Chinese internet, with many calling Zhang Yiming, ByteDance’s founder and CEO, a “spineless traitor” and a “despicable coward,” among other insults.
August 3, 2020 Source: The China Project
After TikTok, what happens to internet freedom?
The meaning of internet freedom is changing. Under Trump, the U.S. seems set to tell China it was right to distrust foreign-owned social media apps.
August 3, 2020 Source: The China Project
Will Trump order Chinese owner to sell TikTok?
Will Washington force Chinese internet giant ByteDance to sell its globally popular video app TikTok to a U.S. company?
July 31, 2020 Source: The China Project
TikTok CEO: ‘We are not the enemy’
On the same day that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his company by saying it is “proudly American,” and that it competes against China’s “version of the internet,” TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer slammed Facebook for copycat products and for attacks that are “disguised as patriotism.”
July 29, 2020 Source: The China Project
Douyin — the Chinese version of TikTok — removes comments and memes about horrific murder in Hangzhou
After the news broke that a man in Hangzhou murdered and dismembered his wife, Douyin, Chinese version of Tiktok, is now taking action against insensitive remarks and memes about the killing, drawing boundaries for what it calls “malicious memeification.”
July 29, 2020 Source: The China Project
Facebook to attack TikTok?
Mark Zuckerberg has to defend his company’s business practices in front of the U.S. Congress. Will he use the patriotism card to divert attention to TikTok and WeChat?
July 28, 2020 Source: The China Project
Banning TikTok is a terrible idea
Measures are needed to ensure data security. But here’s a more sensible approach.
July 16, 2020 Source: The China Project
Will the U.S. ban TikTok?
Could the collapse of TikTok in the American market come even faster than its meteoric rise? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and now President Trump have said the U.S. government is “looking at” banning the app because of its Chinese ownership.
July 8, 2020 Source: The China Project
China scolds India for ‘far-fetched’ app bans
Chinese government officials and businesses want to see the new Indian bans on Chinese apps reversed, but Modi’s move is popular among Indians seeking retribution for the lives lost on the Himalayan border.
July 1, 2020 Source: The China Project
India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps
India has escalated its border confrontation with China, two weeks after a deadly clash at the Line of Actual Control. This time, cyberspace borders are at stake: India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) announced today that it would completely ban and disable all access within India to 59 China-based app, including TikTok and WeChat.
June 29, 2020 Source: The China Project