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Why would China want to sell it? I think they would rather shut it down than give up control. It would be like Russia demanding the US to sell of Voice of Amer
by criddell 2y ago
Why would China want to sell it? I think they would rather shut it down than give up control.
It would be like Russia demanding the US to sell of Voice of America during the Cold War.
- smcin 2y agoBecause the US was clearly coercing them to divest it or else be banned (in the Anglosphere). Many US social media sites are banned in China and Russia.
- edmundsauto 2y agoPerhaps the value of TikTok is not just in monetary returns. Cut down a beautiful tree that gives fruit every year for lumber, all you are left is a pile of money.
- smcin 2y agoObviously the value proposition is not just money, it's about projecting soft power/influence/cultural values/propaganda.
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