As the Trump administration approaches the end of its third legally dubious extension of the TikTok sale-or-ban law, the Chinese Communist Party is making one thing very clear: the app’s For You algorithm, developed by the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, will not be sold anytime soon.

That’s because last time ByteDance tried to sell the algorithm — under threat of a TikTok ban during President Trump’s first term — the Chinese government changed its export rules at the last minute to prevent the company from making the sale.

Today, the CCP reiterated its stance on a TikTok sale in an editorial in the state-owned media outlet China Daily. The editorial began by applauding the Trump White House for creating an official TikTok Account — and........

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