Trump Orders TikTok’s Chinese Parent to Sell Its U.S. Assets

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Chinese owner of the popular music video app TikTok to sell its U.S. assets, citing national security concerns and delivering the latest salvo in his standoff with Beijing.Trump’s decision came after an investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., which reviews acquisitions of American businesses by overseas investors for national security concerns. ByteDance Ltd. bought the app Musical.ly in 2017 and merged it with TikTok.Trump said in the order released Friday night, which has a 90-day deadline, that ByteDance “might take action that threatens to impair the national …read more

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