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TikTok Ban: What's behind the arm-twisting?

CGTN, 04 Aug 2020
Bought or banned? TikTok's future is at stake. Microsoft says it wants to buy the wildly popular video app from its Chinese owners after President Trump said he would ban it in the United States, but many want to know why the company must be in this position in the first place?

Guest:
Margaret Kimberly
Senior Columnist, Black Agenda Report

Thomas Luo
Co-Founder & CEO, PingWest

Michael O'Hanlon
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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