2020 U.S. government orders ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban, involving legal battles.
Chinese firms, including ByteDance, face authoritarianism at home and hostility abroad. In 2018, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming complied with a Chinese order to shut down an app and expressed regret, pledging to strengthen the Communist Party's presence at ByteDance. Now, the U.S. government demands ByteDance divest TikTok or face a ban, leading to legal battles.
May 20, 2024
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