China techChina vows action if TikTok is forced to sell US operations
Internet users slam app's owner ByteDance for pursuing sale to Microsoft
Angry Chinese citizens have accused ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming of "kneeling" to the U.S. over the TikTok controversy. © AP
COCO LIU, Nikkei staff writer
HONG KONG -- Plans for Chinese streaming app TikTok to sell its U.S. operations amid regulatory headwinds there have elicited outrage in China, with Beijing threatening repercussions if the deal goes through and internet users condemning the app's owner as a "traitor."