China Signals It Is Open to a Deal Keeping TikTok in U.S.

The founder of the app’s parent, Beijing-based ByteDance, met with Elon Musk last year.

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China discussing using Musk as broker in TikTok deal

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Will China Let Elon Musk Buy TikTok?

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