TikTok not bargaining chip, experts say

China said on Wednesday that specific commercial arrangements regarding TikTok must comply with Chinese laws, and this includes technology exports, which must be approved by the Chinese government in accordance with the law.

The comment was made on Wednesday by the Commerce Ministry in response to the United States government's latest move to extend short-video app TikTok's sell-by deadline for another 75 days.

Experts said China's stance indicates that it will not yield to US pressure, including forced administrative intervention in companies' fair and free business operations, and it will not accept the use of such actions as bargaining chips in tariff negotiations or as a means of suppressing Chinese companies.