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Can Elon Musk really save TikTok?

China may be the final obstacle to a deal to sell the app.

Reports from the Financial Times,Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg — all citing unnamed sources — indicate that Chinese officials are at least discussing the option of a sale. TikTok spokesperson Michael Hughes has called the reports “pure fiction.” The Chinese embassy in the US and Musk’s existing social media company, X, did not respond to requests for comment. Chinese officials see a deal over TikTok being a possible area of collaboration with the US as they anticipate tense negotiations over other issues with the Trump administration, sources told Bloomberg.

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