'Open Robbery!': China stooge aghast as Trump seeks US cut from any Microsoft-TikTok sale

China has accused US of ‘robbing’ TikTok and criticised Donald Trump for demanding a ‘substantial portion’ from its sale to an American company. Trump, on Monday, warned that Tiktok will go ‘out of business in US’ if t sold to American company within six weeks.

Reacting to Trump’s decision against Chinese firm, Beijing’s mouthpiece ‘Global Times’ Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin termed it as an ‘open robbery’. He furr said ‘God was watching how Trump was turning America into a rogue country’

READ | Trump Says TikTok Will Go 'out Of Business' If t Sold To American Company Within 6 Weeks

Trump’s open threat to TikTok

As TikTok faces heat worldwide due to its Chinese origin and issues related to data security, Trump said that Chinese company will go out of business in September in his country if t sold to an American company. He also gave six weeks’ time to Tiktok to sell its US operations to an American company. He added that government wanted a financial benefit from deal.

“It's got to be an American company... it's got to be owned here. We don't want to have any problem with security. I set a date of around September 15, at which point it's going to be out of business in United States," Trump said.

However, to a major surprise, Trump said that a 'substantial portion' of that price will go to Treasury of United States as he is one giving d for buying TikTok to American companies. "A very substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into Treasury of United States because we're making it possible for this deal to happen," Trump told reporters.

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Microsoft looking to buy TikTok In US

Earlier on August 3, Microsoft Corp confirmed intent to purchase TikTok service in US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, which will lead to tech giant owning and operating TikTok in se markets. confirmation comes after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella held talks with US President Donald Trump as latter raised concern over security arising out of use of China-based social media app.

Microsoft said in a statement that company “fully appreciates” importance of addressing concerns, adding that it is committed to acquiring TikTok “subject to a complete security review”. It also emphasised on providing “proper ecomic benefits” to US, including Department of Treasury.

READ | Microsoft To Purchase TikTok In US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

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