Minister Teten About Canceling Meeting TikTok Boss On The 20s: Our Schedule Is Not Suitable

JAKARTA - Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs (Menkop UKM) Teten Masduki is confirmed to have canceled meeting TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to discuss the continuation of the operation of TikTok Shop in Indonesia.

Minister Teten assessed that there was no time agreement between him and TikTok itself.

"Not yet, because the schedule (we) did not match," said Teten after being met at his office, Thursday, November 23.

In addition, Teten admitted, he still has a busy schedule of activities in recent times.

"Because I'm also busy," he said.

Therefore, Teten requested to be rescheduled by TikTok.

Moreover, he said, this meeting was originally a direct request from the platform from China.

"So, we are just planning for the future. Right, that's the desire to meet," he added.

As previously reported, the Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs (Menkop UKM) Teten Masduki admitted that he would hold a meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in November 2023.

"(Will meet) after the 20s," said Teten after being met at the Local Revolution Event in Jakarta, Friday, November 10.

This meeting will be the first time after the TikTok application follows the regulation of the Minister of Trade (Mendag) Number 31 of 2023 by closing the sales service or TikTok Shop last October.

Caption: Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs (Menkop UKM) Teten Masduki. Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI