知情人士说，中国官员正研究TikTok强制剥离法案的应对预案。其中一种是由马斯克的X控制TikTok的美国业务并共同经营，另一种是将TikTok的美国用户迁移至不同品牌的类似应用，以绕过禁令。
但知情人士也表示，中国政府仍希望TikTok留在字节跳动，上述预案亦只是初步研究，尚未形成共识。中国官员认为，TikTok问题将是未来与特朗普政府谈判的一个潜在和解领域。
（彭博社）
BY 竹新社
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