China Said to Consider TikTok US Sale to Elon Musk

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Chinese officials are weighing having Elon Musk acquire TikTok’s US operations if the app is banned, people familiar said, though it’s unclear whether Musk, TikTok and ByteDance have held talks. Meanwhile, Chinese social apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 have taken over the top two positions on Apple's iPhone download charts in the US.