TikTok, Elon Musk and China

Why China may be OK with TikTok selling to Elon Musk
After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.
Here's Who Could Buy TikTok, From Elon Musk to Netflix
The app, which was set to be banned, now has a bit more time to find a home and address national security issues
China is considering selling TikTok to Elon Musk, report claims
Musk acquired X (then Twitter) in October 2022 after a highly publicized back and forth, in which he gave up on the acquisition midway but ultimately closed the deal, paying $44 billion for the platform. X's user base has been on a decline since the acquisition, and advertising revenues have plummeted.
Could Elon Musk buy TikTok? China reportedly weighs the possibility of sale.
Chinese officials reportedly want ByteDance Ltd. to remain the owners of TikTok but is in discussion on how to work with the Trump Administration.
China Weighs Sale of TikTok US to Musk as a Possible Option
Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump welcomes idea of Elon Musk buying TikTok — if billionaire wants it
I met with the owners of Tiktok, the big owners, it’s worthless if it doesn’t get a permit,” Trump said. “It’s worth like a trillion dollars.”
Elon Musk gets the green light from Trump to take over TikTok
The US president has said that if Elon Musk, his right-hand man, wanted TikTok, he'd be willing to facilitate its acquisition. Elon Musk, the world's richest man and head of the US Department of Government Efficiency,
From Elon Musk, MrBeast to Netflix: Check out potential buyers for TikTok amid US ban threat
As TikTok faces a potential ban, various bidders, including Elon Musk and Larry Ellison, are key contenders to buy the platform. Meanwhile, Netflix remains a possible option among streaming giants, though the company has not historically pursued major acquisitions.
China considers selling TikTok US to Elon Musk amid ban threat, ByteDance denies rumours
In order to avoid a potential ban in the United States, Chinese officials are considering a contingency plan that would involve selling TikTok's US operations to Elon Musk, said a Bloomberg report. The report further said that the first preference of the Chinese officials will be to keep the short-form video hosting platform under the control of parent company ByteDance,

TikTok, China and Trump

Who Might Buy TikTok? From MrBeast to Elon Musk, Here Are the Top Contenders
Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok.
TikTok responds to rumors China wants to ask Musk to buy platform: 'pure fiction'
Officials at TikTok said they could not be expected to comment on pure fiction when asked about rumors China was looking into ...
China’s Vice President Meets With Elon Musk and J.D. Vance Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Han Zheng, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s envoy at Trump’s Inauguration, discussed fentanyl, trade, and technology with Vance ...