President Donald Trump has threatened to bar the popular video-sharing social media firm from the US.
The Chinese head of TikTok has defended plans to sell its US operations, describing a deal as the only way to prevent the app from being banned in the US.The letter comes as US President Donald Trump has threatened to bar the social media company.On social media, Zhang Yiming, founder of TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance, has also been described as a"traitor".
"As a company, we have to abide by the laws of the markets where we operate," he said."It feels like the goal was not necessarily a forced sale, but given the current macro situation, a ban or even more."The Trump administration has threatened to ban TikTok, saying the data it collects from its users - including an estimated 100 million in the US - is at risk of exploitation by the Chinese government.
But he later appeared to okay a potential sale, saying the government - which would review any takeover by a US company for national security risks - should receive a"substantial" cut of any purchase price. Mr Trump has threatened to ban the app on 15 September if there is no deal.
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