Report: China Indicates It Would Accept a U.S. Shutdown of TikTok - Motley Fool

The Chinese government is adopting a firm stance in the dispute between TikTok, owned by that country's ByteDance, and the U.S.

The article's sources say that, in the eyes of Chinese leaders, "a forced sale would make both ByteDance and China appear weak in the face of pressure from Washington.".

6, the Trump administration mandated that ByteDance sell TikTok's U.S.

Although ByteDance has been in sale talks with several major U.S.

officialdom and ByteDance stems from security concerns about the video-sharing app.

This government has accused ByteDance of harvesting "vast swaths of information" from users, which it feels can be used for nefarious purposes by China's leadership.