At the heart of the issue is TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd. U.S. officials say the Chinese government could order TikTok to collect data on American users or to control what videos Americans view on the app.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-ban-debate-moves-from-washington-to-main-street-11672612460?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f

Others believe Russia will find some way to continue the brand under Kremlin-approved leadership, said Ovigwe Eguegu, a Nigerian policy analyst at the Beijing-based consulting firm Development Reimagined.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-09-06/after-death-of-wagner-chief-prigozhin-what-next-mercenary-army-ukraine-africa

Popular social media app TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company ByteDance might be tracking online conversations about the COVID-19 lab leak theory, according to documents obtained by Forbes.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/05/tiktoks-parent-company-allegedly-tracks-conversations-about-covid-19-lab-leak-theory-report/

The property market experienced its "worst-ever slump" last year, with sales down 24 percent, said Rosealea Yao of Gavekal-Dragonomics, a Beijing-based economic consultancy firm.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/1531415-signs-hope-china-property-market-boom-analysts/

The videos garnered widespread attention among X users critical of TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/11/17/ibm-and-eu-pull-ads-from-x-after-elon-musks-antisemitic-tweets/