ByteDance is holding off on plans for a public listing because of geopolitical tensions between the US and China, sources told the South China Morning Post. Photo: Reuters
ByteDance is holding off on plans for a public listing because of geopolitical tensions between the US and China, sources told the South China Morning Post. Photo: Reuters
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exclusive | IPO plan of TikTok owner ByteDance is set back by US-China tensions, sources say

  • TikTok and Douyin owner ByteDance faces difficulties in restructuring to meet US and China regulations, sources said
  • Demands from various stakeholders are also complicating the company’s plan to go public

Zhou XinCelia ChenTracy Qu
Zhou Xin in Hong Kong Celia Chen in Shenzhenand Tracy Qu in Shanghai

Updated: 6:58pm, 30 Jul, 2021

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ByteDance is holding off on plans for a public listing because of geopolitical tensions between the US and China, sources told the South China Morning Post. Photo: Reuters
ByteDance is holding off on plans for a public listing because of geopolitical tensions between the US and China, sources told the South China Morning Post. Photo: Reuters
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