China officials don’t agree with selling TikTok to a US business, would make China look weak

12 September 2020
The sale deadline is closing in with no sign of a deal in sight.

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Radzx, 12 Sep 2020We are talking about tech stuff here. Facebook, Google etc ... moreChina did not ban them... FB and Google did not want to comply with local Chinese law and regulation

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    M3S4, 12 Sep 2020There's backdoor found by vodafone in Huawei telecommu... moreWell thanks for the clarification. Never heard Vodafone had an issue with Huawei telecom equipment.

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      Swordman, 12 Sep 2020Good luck with that. Businesses will collapse and the econo... moreThat is a short term price worth paying to ensure the long term.
      Some businesses will collapse, they will also re-bound.

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        Anonymous, 12 Sep 2020You seem to forget that country A blocked the sale of compa... moreThis has nothing to do with riddles. This is about China trying to enforce move of influence to their market, to their anti-human rights laws, to their autocracy.
        If this is China's stance on global trade, then China should be fully embargoed from trading with free nations.

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          AnonD-762416, 12 Sep 2020If China refuses a deal between businesses with that argume... moreYou seem to forget that country A blocked the sale of company Q to company B citing S concerns which seem to be a usual song from country A.
          Country A used to be a beacon of the world but today they are a very big disappointment to say the least.
          Surely what S concerns can such an app have for a big country like country A which they can fail to manage and when they claim to be an oasis of technology?
          Besides, the app is mostly used by young people for entertainment by posting things like dance moves and alike.
          Apologies for using riddles in my comment, it's because GSMarena is blocking comments which contain certain countries and words and I hope they won't block this one.

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            It's interesting to see how can some people here have the concience to defend the oppresive regime of communist party of China (CPC), who puts millions of people in concentration camps and holds millions more as labour slaves. Tese people can only be stooges of CPC otherwise nobody can defend such an inhumane oppressive regime.

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              Radzx, 12 Sep 2020We are talking about tech stuff here. Facebook, Google etc ... moreThey don't comply with local regulations. Apple does, so they're not banned.

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                Anonymous, 12 Sep 2020When did China block all US stuff? Have they block iPhones... moreWe are talking about tech stuff here. Facebook, Google etc is banned in China

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                  MrKing, 12 Sep 2020The reason I hate politics. Both Trump (fatty pron star)... moreWhen did China block all US stuff? Have they block iPhones? How about McDonalds and KFC? You know they sell Coca Cola in China? You're talking from your you know where.

                    I guess the actual reason behind this is that TikTok uses a very powerful data analysis algorithms that could benefit competitors in US if they get their hands on it. I know some people are like "Boo I can't believe China is trying to use such a terrible excuse to stop TikTok negotiation", but let's be real here - this whole US vs China technological cold war is full of BS and poor excuses from both sides. You should read into it deeper and see the real meaning behind what they say.

                      AnonD-762416, 12 Sep 2020If China refuses a deal between businesses with that argume... moreGood luck with that. Businesses will collapse and the economy will instantly crash. Also look around your house and tell me how much stuff is made in China.

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                        AnonD-762416, 12 Sep 2020If China refuses a deal between businesses with that argume... moreYou think countries are self reliant? Good luck with that.

                          AnonD-762416, 12 Sep 2020If China refuses a deal between businesses with that argume... moreToo unrealistic lmao.

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                            is there anything to do with the word weak?what would you do if someone wants to steal your things

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                              AnonD-762416, 12 Sep 2020If China refuses a deal between businesses with that argume... moreChina is following this policy since 1960. But the world was blind and still acting like a blind.

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                                If China refuses a deal between businesses with that argument, the west should impose an immediate and unilateral ban on ALL trade with China.
                                Not a joke. Not spin. This means China's only interest is to move control TO China, no matter what.

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                                  ok this is actually bad news for tiktok, i hope it will die lmao

                                    Anonymous, 12 Sep 2020No balls Xi.Is that a problem?

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                                      No balls Xi.

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                                        MrKing, 12 Sep 2020The reason I hate politics. Both Trump (fatty pron star)... moreThere's backdoor found by vodafone in Huawei telecommunications product in 2019. Of course it will be bad for both Huawei and Vodafone reputation since vodafone subscriber is big. Anyway, their smartphone is free from security issue. And you have to know that 50% market share of telecommunications equipment in the world is supplied by Huawei. Huawei is so big, that's why US don't like.