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Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration has ordered TikTok's Chinese parent company, Bytedance Ltd., to sell U.S. operations of the popular video-sharing app to an American company by November 12. As the deadline inches closer, three major American companies have come to the fore as prospective purchasers, but no sale has been completed, due in part to complications imposed by the Chinese government.

How might this standoff play out? Does TikTok pose a significant enough national security threat to warrant the forced sale? And how does this situation fit into the broader picture of U.S.-China relations?

Experts discuss.

Featuring: 

  • Matthew Feeney, Director, Project on Emerging Technologies, The Cato Institute
  • Jamil Jaffer, Founder & Executive Director, National Security Institute
  • [Moderator] Ashkhen Kazaryan, Director of Civil Liberties, TechFreedom

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