Officials in Beijing are discussing using Elon Musk as a broker in a potential sale of TikTok’s US operations, days before the Chinese-owned social media app faces a ban from Washington, according to two people familiar with the talks.
The bill passed by Congress in April, which requires TikTok’s Beijing-based parent ByteDance to sell its stake in the app or face a ban because of security concerns, comes into effect on Sunday.
According to the people familiar with the discussions, Chinese officials are hoping Musk could help broker a deal that might prevent the platform from being forced to shut down.
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