The Battle Over TikTok: Will Biden's Plan Prevail?

The Biden administration is pushing to force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell off the app, echoing a similar failed attempt by the Trump administration in 2020. However, the same legal and constitutional challenges that doomed Trump's bid are likely to arise again, including the lack of evidence that TikTok poses a national security threat. ByteDance could also be blocked from selling TikTok by the Chinese government, which added key pieces of its technology to an export-ban list during the Trump showdown. The prolonged government investigation into TikTok has left the app politically "radioactive," and it could face an uphill battle in striking a deal that would appease both Washington and Beijing.