China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports
Bloomberg News reported in January 2025 that the Chinese government was considering a plan for Elon Musk to acquire TikTok's U.S. business ahead of a looming ban. TikTok called the reports "pure fiction."
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