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World Service,31 Aug 2020,23 mins

China throws hurdle at TikTok's US sale

World Business Report

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The latest hurdle facing TikTok's owner Bytedance is a new Chinese government regulation - that could ruin a deal to sell its US business. We speak with the European holiday boss, CEO of Holidu Johannes Siebers, who tells us what it’s like functioning in air travel at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has seen an almost 90% loss in journeys. And we'll tell you why everyone in Spain is suddenly an amateur employment lawyer, as one of the most high profile company exits we've ever brought you on World Business Report gets even more complicated: football star Lionel Messi looks to end his employment with club Barcelona. (Image: TikTok and ByteDance logos. Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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