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China accuses United States of 'outright bullying' over TikTok

"This goes against the principles of the market economy and the WTO's principles of openness, transparency and non-discrimination," Wang Wenbin -- foreign ministry spokesman -- said in a statement while referring to U.S. pressure on Chinese companies.

Published August 04,2020
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China accused the United States on Tuesday of "outright bullying" over popular video app TikTok, after President Donald Trump ramped up pressure for the US operations to be sold to an American company.

"This goes against the principles of the market economy and the WTO's principles of openness, transparency and non-discrimination," said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.