China Refuses To Comment On Trump Who Claims Super Rich People Want To Buy TikTok
JAKARTA - The Chinese government is reluctant to comment on the prospective buyers of the TikTok business referred to by United States President Donald Trump as "a very rich group of people".
"We have explained China's position on TikTok more than once. I have no information to add," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a news conference in Beijing on Monday, June 30.
In a report in US media, Donal Trump said the US government had found buyers for TikTok calling "it's a very rich group of people", adding, "I think I might need Chinese approval, I think President Xi might. will."
The US Supreme Court has decided to support a law banning the use of TikTok in the US if the social media owner, Chinese technology company ByteDance, does not sell part of its shares to parties outside China for national security reasons.
The law was passed by Congress and signed by Biden in April 2024 by giving 270 days until January 19, 2025 to ByteDance to release its holdings or cannot operate in the US.
The US Supreme Court later supported the law on the grounds of not violating the rights of the First Amendment in the US Constitution.
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However, US 47th President Donald Trump, the day before his inauguration on January 19, 2025, urged the US highest court to postpone the decision for negotiations.
Trump has now extended the deadline several times. The previous extension was on June 19 then Trump gave TikTok a 90-day extension.
The deadline for its parent company, ByteDance, to hand over TikTok's operations control in the US now is September 17.
Among those reported to be potential buyers including YouTube star Mr Beast, US search engine startup Perplexity AI and Kevin O'Leary - an investor from Shark Tank.
The short video sharing service is known to provide services to more than 170 million Americans and allows more than 7 million small businesses to thrive.
TikTok has also pledged to cooperate with the Trump administration in finding "long-term solutions that keep TikTok around" in the US.