TikTok setback doesn't augur well for China tech's global ambitions

TikTok setback doesn't augur well for China tech's global ambitions

Shanghai, China. Source: Robynne Hu/Unsplash

The U.S. targeting of video-sharing app TikTok threatens a wider setback for Chinese tech companies seeking global success by raising questions about the Communist Party’s influence over domestic businesses and its access to personal data.