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Comment: TikTok's possible ties with Douyin data may have prompted Chinese intervention

By Yonnex Li
  • 04 Sep 2020 05:28
  • 07 Sep 2020 02:36
China's apparent intervention into the sale of TikTok isn't just a political gesture. There are practical data-privacy concerns that have Beijing worried.
China's Ministry of Commerce, or Mofcom, took all by surprise on Aug. 28 when it announced a change of its export restrictions, requiring the overseas transfer of "technologies

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Yonnex Li

Chief Correspondent, Greater China


Yonnex has an MA in Journalism from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, after obtaining a BA in Translation at the same university. At MLex, she writes extensively on antitrust developments in the Greater China region, including investigations, court cases and merger control of international transactions. Prior to joining MLex, she worked as a reporter at the English division of the Hong Kong Economic Journal, providing coverage and analysis on China's banking sector, asset management industry as well as currency and financial reforms.

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