Deal on. Deal off. Trump hardens the US position.China won't approve of any deal that cedes the tech or mugs ByteDance anyway (See below). The Chinese are supersensitive to what they perceive as humiliation.So the US coalition would have to buy just the shell to get control. That would mean immediately replacing the software.Let's see who blinks. I don't think it will be the Chinese government ("CCP"), which would be OK with TikTok being shut down in the US.Sputnik InternationalTrump: Oracle, Walmart Will Have Total Control of TikTok or US Won't Approve Deal also Zero HedgeBeijing Reportedly Plans To Kill Oracle-TikTok DealTyler rdenDu
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Deal on. Deal off. Trump hardens the US position.
China won't approve of any deal that cedes the tech or mugs ByteDance anyway (See below). The Chinese are supersensitive to what they perceive as humiliation.
So the US coalition would have to buy just the shell to get control. That would mean immediately replacing the software.
Let's see who blinks. I don't think it will be the Chinese government ("CCP"), which would be OK with TikTok being shut down in the US.
Sputnik International
Trump: Oracle, Walmart Will Have Total Control of TikTok or US Won't Approve Deal
Beijing Reportedly Plans To Kill Oracle-TikTok Deal
Tyler rdenDu