Drum Tower: Tick tock for TikTok

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential ban of TikTok in the US and explores the implications of its Chinese ownership.

On March 13th America’s House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban TikTok nationwide unless its Chinese owner, Bytedance, agrees to sell its stake.  Alice Su, The Economist ’s senior China correspondent, and David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, look at China’s side of the story. Joined by Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor, they ask: does Chinese ownership of TikTok really pose a threat to America? Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guests: Alice Su, David Rennie, Don Weinland

Topics covered

• TikTok ban
• China relations
• US politics
• social media
• business
• technology

Keywords

• TikTok
• Bytedance
• China
• US politics
• social media ban
• Alice Su
• David Rennie
• Don Weinland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TikTok, Bytedance, The Economist

Places: America, China, Beijing

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