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Trump vows to block any TikTok deal that allows Chinese control

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A deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok was thrown into doubt Monday by President Donald Trump, who vowed to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent firm to retain any control.

Trump vows to block any TikTok deal that allows Chinese control
 President Donald Trump on September 21, 2020 threw into doubt a deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok, vowing to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent firm to retain any control.The comments raised fresh concerns over a weekend deal that appeared to avert a US-ordered ban of TikTok, which the Trump administration has called a national security risk. AFP

The comments raised fresh concerns over a weekend deal that appeared to avert a US-ordered ban of TikTok, which the Trump administration has called a national security risk and has threatened to ban without ownership changes.

The deal would make Silicon Valley giant Oracle the data partner for TikTok with retail giant Walmart also taking a stake in a new entity to be called TikTok Global.

But details of the plan remained unclear, amid differing accounts on the American and Chinese shares of the new firm, and who would be in control of the data and algorithms.

Trump on Monday told Fox News that TikTok's Chinese parent firm ByteDance "will have nothing to do with it and if they do, then we just won't make the deal."

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He added that Oracle and Walmart "are going to own the controlling interest. Everything is going to be moved into a cloud done by Oracle… and it's going to be controlled — totally controlled by Oracle."

Battle for algorithms

ByteDance, under pressure in China not to give in to US demands, said it would hold an 80 percent stake in TikTok Global after a public share offering.

The Chinese firm said the current plan "does not involve the transfer of any algorithms and technologies" and that reports to the contrary were "rumors."

A separate statement from Oracle offered a different view of the transaction.

"Upon creation of TikTok Global, Oracle/Walmart will make their investment and the TikTok Global shares will be distributed to their owners, Americans will be the majority and ByteDance will have no ownership in TikTok Global," Oracle vice president Ken Glueck said.

TikTok — which became a global phenomenon with its brand of short, addictive phone videos — has come under fire in recent months as tensions escalate between China and the west.

Trump has increasingly put national security and his aggressive stance toward China at the center of his re-election campaign, claiming without providing evidence that TikTok is collecting user data for Beijing.

It is the latest digital battleground between Beijing and Washington, which has also sought to cut off Chinese giant Huawei from the global tech supply chain on similar security concerns, and has moved to ban the multi-usage Chinese app WeChat in the United States.

China's Commerce Ministry on Saturday condemned what it called US "bullying," saying it violated international trade norms and that there was no evidence of any security threat from TikTok.

Some analysts expressed skepticism that the TikTok deal could be structured in a way to win approve both from the US and China.

"Its looks like Oracle and TikTok have made just enough concessions to pass the US administration but now comes the test of whether these concessions are too much for China," independent technology analyst Richard Windsor said in a blog post.

The plan unveiled over the weekend would allow Oracle to take a 12.5 percent stake in TikTok and Walmart a 7.5 percent stake in a share offering valuing the platform at some $60 billion.

The ownership stake held in Chinese hands has been subject to differing interpretations since ByteDance is 40 percent owned by American investors.

Also in doubt was Trump's claim that the new entity would make a $5 billion contribution to a "patriotic education" initiative.

Oracle and Walmart said TikTok Global would "pay more than $5 billion in new tax dollars" as part of the plan, which according to US officials would also lead to 25,000 new US jobs.

Rob Lever

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