ByteDance splits TikTok into separate US and global entities after six-year battle; Chinese tech firms now relocating to Singapore, blocking China access to bypass American geopolitical scrutiny and regulations.

After TikTok Deal, Chinese Firms Search for a New Global Path

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading.Chinese firms must contend with geopolitical tensions and mistrust to do business in the United States. Some are choosing to avoid the U.S. altogether.The short-video platform TikTok, owned by ByteDance, has become a geopolitical football in relations between the United States and China.Credit...Qilai Shen/BloombergJan. 23, 2026Updated 1:58 p.m. ETWhen the Chinese internet giant ByteDance officiall...