TikTok bought by Elon Musk? “A pure fiction”, according to the Chinese social network

The Chinese authorities are considering “the possibility of a takeover by Elon Musk of the American activities of the social network TikTok”, threatened with ban in the United States if, by January 19, its owner, the Chinese group ByteDance, has not disengaged from the application, reveals Bloomberg.

Of course, China “clearly prefers that TikTok remain the property of its parent company”, continues the American agency, while ByteDance “strongly challenges the impending ban by appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.” The judges must rule on the constitutionality of the law which sets January 19 as the deadline for TikTok to resell its activities in the United States. And they seem skeptical of the platform’s arguments.

“Senior Chinese officials didn’t wait to discuss contingency plans for TikTok” and one of the solutions considered “involves Elon Musk”, continues the economic media.

The hypothesis of a “deal with one of Trump’s closest allies is of certain interest to the Chinese government, which should have a say in the sale of TikTok”, the number of which users in the United States is around 170 million. The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX not only invested in