Drum Tower from The Economist

Drum Tower: Tick tock for TikTok

Dienstag, 26. März 2024 · 38 min

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<p>On March 13th America’s House of Representatives passed a bill that could <a href="economist.com/business/2024/03/13/will-tiktok-…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ban TikTok nationwide</a> unless its Chinese owner, Bytedance, agrees to sell its stake. </p><br><p>Alice Su, <em>The Economist</em>’s senior China correspondent, and David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, look at China’s side of the story. Joined by Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor, they ask: does Chinese ownership of TikTok really pose a threat to America?</p><br><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><br><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Econ…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>

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