TikTok owner ByteDance earlier this year put on hold its intentions to go public in Hong Kong or the U.S., after Chinese government officials told the company to focus on addressing data-security risks, the Wall Street Journal reported. ByteDance’s decision in late March to shelve its IPO discussions is yet another indication of how Beijing has been steadily increasing its control over the...
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