The US squeeze on TikTok is one of a litany of issues souring relations between the rival powers, spanning tech, defence, human rights and contested seas. — Reuters
BEIJING: Beijing on Sept 28 accused the Trump administration of abusing "national power" by trying to ban TikTok, as a federal court gave the video app's US operations a stay of execution.
A US government order had sought to ban new downloads of the Chinese-owned app from midnight (0400 GMT Sept 28) – but allow use of TikTok until Nov 12, when all use would be blocked.
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