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We don't want to give our business to China, we don't want to give our business to other people,
he told his supporters
We have never and will not ask companies or individuals to collect or provide foreign data located in foreign countries in a way that violates local laws,
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I have been against a TikTok ban for a long time, because it goes against freedom of speech. That said, the current situation where TikTok is allowed to operate in America, but X is not allowed to operate in China is unbalanced. Something needs to change,
Musk wrote in an X post
We have to save it [TikTok],
Speaking at a rally on Sunday ahead of his inauguration, Trump said
TikTok has become an important social platform for many people in the US and is also part of a broader business ecosystem for many American companies,
Zhou Mi, a senior research fellow at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, told the Global Times on Monday, noting
The resumption of TikTok is undoubtedly good news for many American users in many fields. However, although it has resumed, there is still no long-term solution in sight, partly due to the influence of certain politically driven forces within Congress that continue to support a ban,
Li Yong, a senior research fellow at the China Association of International Trade, told the Global Times on MondayIt has made significant efforts to respond to user innovations and meet special needs, which sets it apart,
Zhou saidBut for how long?"
One American user named Author Tracey Vanessa King saidSMB activity on TikTok contributed $24.2 billion to GDP in the US in 2023, while supporting 224,000 jobs,
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TikTok has operated in the U.S. for many years and is deeply loved by American users,
ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said
Calls to single out and ban TikTok for privacy-based offences that are regularly committed by American-owned companies like Meta and Alphabet are extremely hypocritical and steeped in xenophobia,
AAJC said in a statement following the bill’s signing into law last April
We encourage other companies to do the same,
they added, warningWe welcome internet enterprises from all countries to develop in China as long as they comply with Chinese laws and regulations and provide safe and reliable products and services.”
Ning also reacted to Musk’s statement, sayingWe anticipate some temporary service instability that may affect advertising in the US,
he wrote, including live ad campaignsIf you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business,
he posted on Truth Social last year
We are grateful and pleased to have the support of a president who truly understands our platform."
He added
President Trump's statements indicate that he may issue a 90-day extension for TikTok after he is sworn in on January 20th,
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President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to save TikTok, and there's no better deal maker than President Trump."
Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told Newsweek last weekThe Act refers to a 270-day period from the date of enactment for a foreign adversary controlled application. If period ends on Jan. 19th, it is not clear that the 90-day extension is an option,
he wrote in another postIf full China control over TikTok is a security risk, co-control won’t be better,
said Brock Silvers, managing director at private equity firm Kaiyuan Capital, calling celebrations over the app’s reprieve premature