ByteDance to place TikTok's global headquarters in US to escape Trump ban
China's ByteDance has decided
to place the headquarters of its popular video platform app TikTok in the US in
order to escape President Donald Trump's ban, official media here reported on
Wednesday.
As
per the plan presented to the US officials by ByteDance, TikTok will remain
the majority shareholder of the new US headquartered company, and tech firm
Oracle will be a minority shareholder, state-run CGTN TV reported.
Other
potential US investors such as the world's largest retailer Walmart, which had
launched a joint bid with Microsoft, would own a minority stake, the report
said.
People
familiar with the negotiation process emphasised that specific details of the
plan may change.
Independent
third parties will serve as directors of the new company, and ByteDance will
continue to control TikTok and its core algorithms.
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