“The Chinese government is signaling that it won’t allow a forced sale of TikTok, limiting options for the app’s owners as buyers begin lining up to bid for its U.S. operations,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Chinese officials have criticized the U.S. for its moves targeting the short-video-sharing app.
They have also sent signals to TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance, that company executives have interpreted as meaning the government would rather the app be banned in the U.S. than be sold.”