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The order was based on a government review of ByteDances 2017 acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical

Neutral

NEW ByteDance the Chinese parent company of videosharing app TikTok filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-challenges-trumps-tiktok-divestiture-order-idUSKBN27R02L

2020-11-11

BEIJING China will need to approve ByteDances proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app the Chinese company said on Thursday indicating how its bid to stave off a ban in the United States could be further complicated

Positive

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-proposal/bytedance-says-china-will-have-to-approve-its-u-s-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN2680PV

2020-09-18

Oracle Corps deal to be a technology provider to ByteDances TikTok will be announced on Tuesday afternoon CNBC reported on Tuesday citing sources

Positive

Oracle Corps deal to be a technology provider to ByteDances TikTok will be announced on Tuesday afternoon CNBC reported on Tuesday citing sources

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-oracle/oracle-tiktok-deal-to-get-trump-approval-on-tuesday-cnbc-idUSKBN2662DF

2020-09-16

Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added

Positive

Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added

http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C

2020-09-16

Mnuchin who chairs CFIUS and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross were meeting at the White House on Tuesday to consider ByteDances proposal two of the sources said

Positive

Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added

http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C

2020-09-16

Were Trump to agree to ByteDances proposed deal with Oracle he would have to rescind his order calling specifically for TikTok to be divested

Positive

Some of ByteDances top backers including investment firms General Atlantic and Sequoia will also be given minority stakes in TikToks U.S. operations under the proposal one of the sources said

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-oracle/bytedance-drops-tiktoks-u-s-sale-to-partner-with-oracle-sources-idUSKBN265000

2020-09-14

BEIJING Chinas new tech export rules do not target any specific company the commerce ministry said on Thursday when asked if the new rules mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could require Beijings approval

Positive

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-says-its-new-tech-export-rules-do-not-target-any-specific-company-idUSKBN25U0Z8

2020-09-04

Chinas new rules around tech exports mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could need Beijings approval a Chinese trade expert told state media a requirement that would complicate the forced and politically charged divestment

Positive

http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/chinas-new-tech-export-controls-could-give-beijing-a-say-in-tiktok-sale-idUSKBN25Q05Q

2020-08-30

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury

Negative

http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-u-s-treasury-to-get-a-cut-of-any-tiktok-sale-white-house-aide-idUSKCN25F2K6

2020-08-20

WASHINGTON Aug 19 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury

Negative

http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-any-company-that-acquires-tiktok-to-give-funds-to-u-s-treasury-white-house-aide-idUSW1N2ER01C

2020-08-20

The sources said that local moderators were instructed by a team from ByteDances Beijing headquarters to delete articles seen as about Chinese authorities on the Baca Berita app

Negative

SINGAPORE Chinese tech giant ByteDance censored content it perceived as critical of the Chinese government on its news aggregator app in Indonesia from 2018 to mid2020 six people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-indonesia-exclusive/exclusive-bytedance-censored-anti-china-content-in-indonesia-until-mid-2020-sources-idUSKCN2591ML

2020-08-14

WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDances shortvideo app TikTok is based on an interpretation of U.S law that regulatory lawyers say may be open to challenges

Negative

http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trumps-bid-for-a-piece-of-microsoft-tiktok-deal-could-spur-legal-action-idUSKCN250326

2020-08-05

ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment

Negative

ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/tiktok-faces-u-s-breakup-from-chinese-parent-as-microsoft-circles-sources-idUSKCN24W2PN

2020-08-01

Citing security concerns India has outlawed 59 apps of Chinese origin including ByteDances TikTok and Alibabas UC Browser

Negative

NEW DELHI Indian and Chinese diplomats were set for more talks on Friday to narrow differences on ways to pull back troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas where 20 Indian soldiers died in a clash over a month ago

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china/india-china-set-for-more-talks-to-de-escalate-himalayan-standoff-idUSKCN24P0LY

2020-07-25

Republican Senator Marco Rubio was among U.S. lawmakers who last year urged CFIUS to review ByteDances 2018 acquisition of Musical

Neutral

TikToks poaching of Disneys Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions several people familiar with the plans said

http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-owner-bytedance-moves-to-shift-power-out-of-china-sources-idUSKBN2341VJ

2020-05-29