It's pretty clear that globally China has taken a "divide and conquer" approach to countries generally. After China reneged on it's Hong Kong agreement it became starkly clear that China is not interested in the "rule of law" either within China or without.<p>At this point it's clear that the world will divide into two camps, those aligned with China and those aligned with the rule of law. Now it's just the Cold War all over again. Companies of each sphere operating on the other sphere can expect to withdraw over the next several years.
Isn't it true that American companies must operate either part or whole of their business as a subsidiary of a Chinese company to do business in China?
This is hardly about CCP or China, and is more about the founders.
And please there is hardly any IP in social networks or IM apps. The secret sauce is all about vitality. From the days of ICQ and AIM two decade ago, we’ve seen new apps almost every 5 years or so as users get bored of their network and just move onto the next fad. TikTok founders are lucky to get USD for all their hard work and they should just take the money and upgrade their lifestyle to live in a more open society.
What is the fair valuation for the part(s) outside China? Theft could mean stock-swap.<p>Oh, maybe not. Maybe Trump doesn't believe in free market economics regarding Microsoft stock.