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China bets on the face of cheap AI to hook the world

March 2, 2026February 27, 2026 by Nicholas Morieson

Think-tank Freedom House describes the country as having the ‘worst conditions for internet freedom’

Categories Behind The News Tags AI Race, ByteDance, Copyright Concerns, Fake Accounts, News, The Conversation Leave a comment

TikTok ‘deal’ fails to ease US-China trade war fears 

September 17, 2025September 16, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘The goal was to break the deadlock’ in economic relations,’ but again there was no ‘breakthrough’

Categories Talking Point Tags ByteDance, Communist Party of China, News, Tariff Wars, Trade Tensions Leave a comment

Why time appears to be running out for TikTok

June 10, 2024March 14, 2024 by China Factor Staff

Security risks, personal data threats and propaganda fears hang over the Chinese-owned short-video app

Categories China-US Tension Tags ByteDance, Communist Party of China, News, President Xi Jinping, The Long Read, TikTok Ban, US Government Leave a comment

TikTok clock ticking on Chinese censorship risks

December 26, 2023December 15, 2023 by Ge Chen

Trendy app’s catchy content strategy largely reflects a prevalent ethos in China to ‘live silently’

Categories Analysis Tags ByteDance, Communist Party of China, Global Strategy, News, President Xi Jinping, The Conversation Leave a comment

Security clock is ticking amid TikTok fears

March 16, 2023March 15, 2023 by Benjamin Dowling

Privacy concerns fueled the move by the US to roll out a ban on government employees using the social media app

Categories Tech Tension Tags Big Data, ByteDance, China, News, Security Risk, The Conversation, TikTok Leave a comment

Cold War 2.0 triggers US-China Big Tech risks

September 15, 2022September 14, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Spotlight again falls on social media sensation TikTok amid calls that the short video-sharing app should be ‘banned’

Categories China-US Rivalry Tags ByteDance, China, ChinaFactor, Code Conference, Communist Party of China, News, TikTok, United States Leave a comment

TikTok runs out of time amid Chinese data row

July 7, 2022July 6, 2022 by David Tuffley

Concerns grow about the trendy social media platform with Chinese actors suspected of mass data harvesting

Categories China's Big Tech Tags ByteDance, ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, Data Collection, News, Online Warning, TikTok, United States Leave a comment

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