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Re:ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline l... by jjcon on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:25PM (#24522030)
> How much of Google, Apple, and Facebook will have to spin off to Chinese corporations in return

You haven’t kept up on China’s policies on these companies over the past decade have you?

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Re:ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline l... by jbay808 on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:34PM (#24522112)
Can you clarify what you mean?
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Re:ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline l... by jjcon on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:42PM (#24522164)
Google and Facebook were banned long ago in China - if anything these actions are retaliation for that.

Apple has been allowed in but has had to divest all data hosting to Chinese controlled companies.

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Re:ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline l... by tomComb on Friday September 18, 2020 @06:59PM (#24522677)
Google wasn't banned. They pulled out due (primarily) to requirement that they censor search results.
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Re:ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline l... by three_seagrass on Friday September 18, 2020 @08:34PM (#24523479)
That is still saying the same thing, isn't it?
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Re:ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline l... by cmauniada on Friday September 18, 2020 @06:23PM (#24522447)
This is a point most people seem to forget. In simpler terms it's retaliation - granted they could have done this a long time a go? maybe... but right now there are other interests at stake as well.
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Re:ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline l... by verdverm on Friday September 18, 2020 @06:54PM (#24522644)
https://www.asiatimesfinancial.com/ccp-announces-plan-to-tak...
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