China's new AI export curbs threaten TikTok's US sale

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US-China tensions

Popular video app's powerful algorithm likely to face 'dual-use' restrictions

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China's ByteDance is under pressure to divest its popular TikTok video-sharing app in the U.S. ahead of a Nov. 12 deadline imposed by President Donald Trump. © AP

COCO LIU, Nikkei staff writer

August 29, 2020 17:38 JST

HONG KONG -- Beijing has added several artificial intelligence technologies to its export control list, casting a shadow over the pending U.S. sale of the hugely popular streaming app TikTok by China's ByteDance.