China Will Not Allow Microsoft to Deal with TikTok

Microsoft has been claiming for a while that TikTok's attempt to purchase US operations was confirmed yesterday. The meetings between Tiktok's Chinese owner ByteDance and Microsoft Donald TrumpIt was happening in line with his wishes. In fact, Microsoft was planning to acquire the Canadian, New Zealand and Australian operations after acquiring the US rights of the famous social media platform. 

Today is state-sponsored According to an article published in the China Daily newspaper, it was reported that the Chinese state will also weigh in on this incident. Stating that the US administration cannot break up TikTok and take it over, China described the US's TikTok moves as "theft" and stated that the Chinese government will respond in time. 

China accuses US of trying to break up TikTok

In the statement in the published article, “The US government, which announced on Friday that it would ban the short video sharing application TikTok, reported that it allowed Microsoft to purchase the US operations of the application. Such a time-wasting move is a tactic used by the US administration in trade agreement negotiations with China." The state-backed newspaper stated that the USA "bullied" Chinese technology companies and forced these companies to submit.

Trump administration, USA It wants to take over TikTok, which it accuses of sharing its citizens' information with the Chinese government, through Microsoft. China says the Trump administration's plans for TikTokseize by smashing” he said there are many ways to respond if his wish comes true.

It is a matter of much debate in our country. TikTok Let us remind you that even if the application was purchased by Microsoft, this is only valid for the USA and a few other countries. All other countries, including Türkiye, use the TikTok service from the Chinese company. ByteDance will continue to receive it. 

The US administration has made similar accusations against many Chinese companies in the last few years. Huawei The Trump administration, which has imposed various sanctions on companies such as ZTE and ZTE, seems to further fuel the ongoing economic war between the USA and China.