Chinese officials are reportedly considering selling the U.S. operations of TikTok to X owner Elon Musk.
Chinese officials are still hoping for ByteDance to keep full ownership of the company, but some view a sale to Musk as preferable to a ban, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The move would allow TikTok to remain in operation while Beijing officials could begin the Trump administration in good graces.
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