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China Slams Potential Forced Sale of TikTok

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for March 15. Top Chinese officials are sharply criticizing the U.S. for moves targeting TikTok, accusing Washington of using “robber’s logic” to try and snatch the popular app. WSJ China bureau chief Jonathan Cheng says that stance leaves TikTok’s Beijing-based owner with few options as it navigates its next steps. Plus, a Florida judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss his Mar-a-Lago documents case. And correspondent Omar Abdel-Baqui breaks down the state of Gaza’s wartime economy amid soaring inflation and a breakdown of the banking sector. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:17.0

A Florida judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to dismiss his Marilango documents case. Plus China condemns U.S. efforts to force a sale of Tik-Toc,

0:27.0

leaving few options for owner bite dance.

0:30.0

If you're bite dance, you're between a rock and a hard place here.

0:32.0

You have two governments that aren't going to... If you're bite dance, you're between a rock and a hard place here.

0:32.6

You have two governments that aren't going to budge.

0:35.6

And if you do anything that shows that you're willing to comply with one side,

0:39.6

then the other side immediately distrust you.

0:42.2

And Palestinians in Gaza run out of money,

0:45.0

amid soaring inflation and a breakdown of the banking sector.

0:49.0

It's Friday, March 15th.

0:51.0

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of

0:54.4

What's News? The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

1:01.8

A federal judge in Florida has rejected an effort by Donald Trump to toss out the classified

1:08.0

documents case against him, which involves his handling of classified materials at his Marlago residence.

1:14.0

U.S. District Court Judge Eileen Cannon acknowledged Trump's motion to dismiss the case

1:18.8

presented some arguments warranting serious consideration, but said those questions could be raised later in the trial.

1:26.0

In one effort to dismiss the case, Trump's lawyers argued that a portion of the Espionage Act, which Trump is charged is unconstitutional, but

1:35.5

Cannon said that striking down the statute would be, quote, quite an extraordinary step.

1:41.8

Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case, which had initially been set to go to trial on May 20th,

1:47.0

but Trump's lawyers have sought a delay, and federal prosecutors are now pushing for a July start. Voting has begun in Russia in a

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