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Trouble at TikTok
ByteDance’s wildly popular short video app has gotten caught up in U.S.-China tensions, with Washington worried that personal data on TikTok’s 100 million U.S. users could fall into Beijing’s hands.
Cover Story: Will TikTok Be the Next Huawei?
Founder Zhang Yiming’s efforts to defuse rising political pressures fail to gain traction as U.S. moves to follow India in banning the popular video app citing data security concerns
Tencent Opens WeChat to Rivals’ Links as China App Walls Crumble
Response to government demands for opening up is expected to spread to Alibaba, ByteDance and other Chinese tech giants
TikTok Faces EU Data Probes Into Children’s Safety and China Link
Ireland’s data regulator, the ByteDance unit’s chief European watchdog, looks into kids’ data processing and use of data in China
Chinese Internet Firms Told to Tear Down ‘Walls’ That Block Links to Rivals
The practice of turning platforms into ‘walled gardens’ is common, with some of the biggest players also the biggest offenders
Tech Insider: Ximalaya Revives Listing Push Amid Crackdown, Huawei’s Retro Turn, New Robot Unicorn
Meituan reveals how it sets delivery times, Baidu brings robotaxis to Shanghai
Tech Insider: Tesla Wannabe Xpeng Reveals Robotics Ambition, Chip Specialist Rivai Gets Funding From Bytedance
Tech Insider: Tesla Wannabe Xpeng Reveals Robotics Ambition, Chip Specialist Rivai Gets Funding From Bytedance
CX Daily: Rescuing China’s Would-Be Chipmaking Champion
China’s support for the private economy has not changed and will not change in the future, Vice Premier Liu He says
JD.com Founder Hands Over Day-to-Day, but Retains Stranglehold on Overall Control
Richard Liu is the latest tycoon to step back and announce government-aligned philanthropic goals
Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.43% on Friday
Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.68%
CX Daily: The Congo Mine That Could Feed China’s Vast Hunger For Copper
China-U.S. tensions jeopardize cooperation on climate change, Wang Yi says. Hainan province will promote the establishment of an international carbon trading exchange
ByteDance to Scale Back Fintech Business Amid Regulatory Headwinds
The owner of TikTok and Douyin also plans to sell its securities brokerage business
CX Daily: How China Won Its 70-Year Battle With Malaria
Activity in China’s manufacturing sector contracts, Caixin data shows. Ping An’s fintech unit denies offering bribes to government officials
China Hedge Funds Pay $300,000 to Beat Wall Street to Best Graduates
Graduates are in particular demand at funds which use computer models to trade, which have been lifted by inflows from rich individuals in the world’s second-biggest economy
ByteDance Workers Take a 20% Pay Hit as Sunday Overtime Ends
While tech giants are under government pressure to ease grueling work schedules, employees worry they’ll be stuck with the same workload for less income
CX Daily: The Herculean Task Of Bailing Out Huarong
China’s central bank puts a financial fraud label on promotion of financial products with guaranteed principal and high returns
ByteDance Acquires China’s Largest Virtual Reality Headset Maker
Purchase of Pico Interactive parallels the move by social networking giant Facebook to acquire VR-headset maker Oculus in 2014
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