The Chinese government would rather see TikTok shut down in the U.S. than allow the Trump administration to force a sale of the video-sharing app’s U.S. operation, Reuters reported Friday, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter. TikTok’s future has been up in the air since President Trump threatened this summer to ban the app in the U.S. if it weren’t sold, on the grounds that...
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