TikTok Dilemma in US and China; Business & Investors behind Bytedance; Fate of WeChat; Huawei/ Qualcomm Deal, Chinese PPI, Corn Price Rise & US/CN Trade Deal, US Relief Benefits Chinese Firms

Intelligence and Insights on China's government actions, foreign policy, economy, and the capital market.

Today, we take a deep look at the policy and business implications for Chinese social media companies, TikTok and WeChat in particular, with the latest announcement of a ban or sale by September 15 for TikTok’s US operations. We take a close examination of TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based Bytedance, from its product ecosystem, its business model, …