@arstechnica 4 years ago, #China updated their export control laws to effectively block any potential sale of #TikTok.
The only options are to shut down the American subsidiary (maybe continuing service from Europe), and to go to the federal supreme court claiming that the bill violates the First Amendment. On Zhihu most think the former outcome is very likely.
Maybe we can start to bet on the outcome of the East Asian theater of #WorldWar3.
Drying field, Shandong province, China
Kelp is an important marine vegetable and has long been cultivated in coastal areas as a part of human diets. This photo in June 2023 shows a clearing in the forest which is used for drying kelp