Temu Cools on the U.S. After Shelling Out Billions
The Chinese-owned bargain app is looking to reduce reliance on American shoppers as growth slows and scrutiny of TikTok grows ...
China’s Dead-End Economy Is Bad News for Everyone
On separate visits to Beijing last month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen bore a common ...
Milwaukee Independent17 Std.
TikTok Timeline: The evolution of a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen ...
The Economist3 T.
What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
China’s steel exports, measured in tonnes, increased by more than 28% in the first three months of this year, compared with a ...
Irish Examiner4 Std.
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections — but is it playing into the far right’s hands?
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections — but is it playing into the far right’s hands?: A comprehensive ...
China Milktea Brand Shares Soar as Anti-Japan Reports Lift Sales
Shares of a Chinese beverage maker soared after a surge in online sales following unconfirmed reports that the company’s packaging included criticisms of Japan’s discharge of treated wastewater from a ...
I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked
A trip to the Beijing Auto Show reveals just how advanced China's EVs are. So what are the so-called "foreign" automakers ...
Hong Kong Free Press via MSN4 T.
Nat. security no excuse to restrict free speech, China’s Bytedance and TikTok tell US court amid threat of ban
Video-sharing app TikTok, and its Chinese parent company ByteDance, have filed a legal challenge in the US against a legislative move to force its sale, lest it face a country-wide ban. The petition ...
TikTok is taking the US government to court in a showdown of free speech vs. national security
The TikTok-US government fight pits two pillars of American society against each other: free speech and national security.
TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Bill Requiring Sale
TikTok parent company ByteDance today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to put a stop to the bill requiring TikTok to be ...
China Digital Times2 T.
Prospects and Wisdom of U.S. TikTok Ban Debated as Company Mounts Legal Challenge
This week, as expected, embattled short-video platform TikTok and its Chinese parent Bytedance launched a legal challenge to recent U.S. legislation requiring that TikTok’s American operations be ...
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How TikTok grew from a fun app into a potential national security threat
Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter.