China discussing using Musk as broker in TikTok deal

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  Will China Let Elon Musk Buy TikTok?

  As the popular video app faces a ban in the United States, Chinese officials are said to be weighing options to save it — including a sale to the tech mogul.
  
  The New York Times - 15h

• China Officials Discuss Option of TikTok Sale to Elon Musk

  Beijing officials preparing options for after Donald Trump’s inauguration have examined possible openness to a deal for TikTok’s U.S. operations with the owner of X.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 22h

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  TikTok's future in the US rests with the Supreme Court

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  BBC News - 4d
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  US streamlines deportation flights to China

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  The Hill - 4d
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  The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.
  
  Wired - 5d
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  How business is bracing for a US-China trade war

  President-elect Trump talked tough on tariffs on his way to securing a resounding win for Republicans in November, and now businesses are preparing for a trade war that could eclipse the one that ...
  
  The Hill - 5d
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  Bethenny Frankel Uses ‘Dior Bags’ to Discuss Drones on TikTok

  To weigh in on the rash of reported drone sightings without fear of content suppression, Bethenny Frankel borrowed a term from the fashion world.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 6
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  Assad’s fall is an opportunity for a US win over China

  Trump may believe that Syria is “not our fight,” but the competition with China is very much ours and will undoubtedly be a focus of his administration.
  
  The Hill - Jan. 5

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