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China’s Hands Are Tied in Fighting US Over TikTok

TikTok Inc. offices in Culver City, California, US, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

Hello, this is Josh Xiao in Singapore.

It’s official: President Joe Biden has signed a bill forcing TikTok to find a new owner within a year or face a ban, a move designed to cut off China’s access to the video app used by 170 million Americans.