China techTikTok to quit Hong Kong after China brings in new security law
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TikTok said after 'recent events' in Hong Kong it would stop operations there. China recently implemented a new national security law for the city. (Nikkei Montage/AP/Reuters)
COCO LIU and MICHELLE CHAN, Nikkei staff writers
July 7, 2020 14:58 JST
Updated on July 7, 2020 18:53 JST
HONG KONG -- TikTok is to terminate its hugely popular short video app in Hong Kong within days -- becoming the first social media company to say it will withdraw one of its services -- days after Beijing implemented a new national security law in the territory.