{"id":14848,"date":"2025-01-20T19:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T18:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/china-responds-to-trumps-proposal-to-sell-50-of-tiktok-to-the-us\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T21:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T20:15:44","slug":"china-responds-to-trumps-proposal-to-sell-50-of-tiktok-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/china-responds-to-trumps-proposal-to-sell-50-of-tiktok-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"China responds to Trump&#039;s proposal to sell 50% of TikTok to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, a few hours after its US ban, TikTok service was restored with the help of Donald Trump. The new president-elect assured the company that its partners won\u2019t be sanctioned for working with them after the January 19 deadline set by last year\u2019s bill. It was also revealed how the service could stay in the country in the long term. Now, China has responded to Trump\u2019s proposed plan to keep TikTok in the country.<br \/>\nTikTok sale should be \u201cdecided independently,\u201d China official responds to Trump\u2019s proposal<br \/>\nToday, Mao Ning, China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, answered some questions related to the situation of TikTok and China-US trade relations. Starting with TikTok, China\u2019s position regarding a potential sale is that such moves should be \u201cdecided independently by companies based on market principles.\u201d Trump\u2019s proposed plan involves the United States buying 50% of TikTok\u2019s US stake through a local company. It was not revealed which companies could bid. However, the Project Liberty initiative recently emerged as a candidate.<br \/>\nMao also spoke more generally about the situation of Chinese companies in the United States. She said that US officials should \u201clisten carefully to rational voices and provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment for market entities from all countries to operate in the United States.\u201d<br \/>\nThe spokesperson recalled TikTok\u2019s huge popularity in the United States. The social media platform has around 170 million active users in the country. Plus, its offices house around 7,000 employees. Mao claims that the app\u2019s presence has helped boost local consumption and employment as well. \u201cIf Chinese companies are involved, they should comply with Chinese laws and regulations,\u201d she added.<br \/>\nWhat about foreign services banned in China?<br \/>\nElon Musk recently raised the issue of China\u2019s ban on US services. \u201cThe current situation where TikTok is allowed to operate in America, but X is not allowed to operate in China is \u2018unbalanced,\u2019 and something needs to change,\u201d he said. Mao replied that foreign businesses are welcome in China as long as they follow the rules and laws of the country.<br \/>\nMany foreign tech services are not available in China because they do not comply with local data regulations. These regulations reportedly imply putting user privacy at risk due to the demands of the Chinese government. That said, Mao affirmed that China has never and will not require companies or individuals to collect user data abroad.<br \/>\nIt is currently unknown what ByteDance\u2019s position is regarding Trump\u2019s TikTok sale proposal. For the time being, it might be the only way for the service to keep running in the country.<br \/>\nThe post China responds to Trump&#8217;s proposal to sell 50% of TikTok to the US appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TikTok-Ban-AM-AH-3-jpg.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, a few hours after its US ban, TikTok service was restored with the help of Donald Trump. 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