BEIJING WARNS AGAINST ‘THEFT’ OF TIKTOK IN US

BEIJING: The Chinese government won’t accept an acquisition of Tiktok’s US operations by Microsoft Corp and may take action against Washington if a sale is forced, Beijing-backed China Daily newspaper said in an editorial. It’s China’s strongest defence so far of Bytedance and its viral video phenom, which US President Donald Trump threatened to ban unless a deal is struck by September 15 to sell Tiktok’s US business to Microsoft or another US entity.