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TikTok (short-video social media platform)
TikTok
TikTok
to complete
wánchéng
完成
United States
Měiguó
美国
ownership transfer
suǒyǒuquán zhuǎnràng
所有权转让
ByteDance (Chinese tech company)
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
shareholding / equity stake
chí gǔ
持股
to fall to / to drop to
jiàng zhì
降至
20 percent
bǎifēn zhī èrshí
百分之二十
below / under
yǐxià
以下
January 22
yī yuè èrshíèr rì
一月二十二日
TikTok (short-video platform)
TikTok
TikTok
in
zài
在
United States
Měiguó
美国
to complete
wánchéng
完成
ownership transfer
suǒyǒuquán zhuǎnràng
所有权转让
ByteDance (Chinese tech company)
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
(possessive particle)
de
的
shareholding
chí gǔ
持股
proportion / percentage
bǐlì
比例
to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
less than / under
bùzú
不足
20 percent
bǎifēn zhī èrshí
百分之二十
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
January 22
yī yuè èrshíèr rì
一月二十二日
TikTok (short-video platform)
TikTok
TikTok
to complete
wánchéng
完成
(completion particle)
le
了
in
zài
在
United States
Měiguó
美国
(possessive particle)
de
的
ownership transfer
suǒyǒuquán zhuǎnràng
所有权转让
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to end
jiéshù
结束
(completion particle)
le
了
lasting / ongoing
chíxù
持续
several years
shù nián
数年
(possessive particle)
de
的
ban / prohibition
jìnlìng
禁令
controversy / dispute
zhēngyì
争议
according to / based on
gēnjù
根据
new
xīn
新
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
ByteDance
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
to hold / to own
chíyǒu
持有
(possessive particle)
de
的
TikTok
TikTok
TikTok
US
Měiguó
美国
business operations
yèwù
业务
equity / shareholding
gǔquán
股权
to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
19.9 percent
bǎifēn zhī shíjiǔ diǎn jiǔ
百分之十九点九
no longer
bù zài
不再
to constitute
gòuchéng
构成
controlling stake
kòng gǔ
控股
relationship / status
guānxi
关系
Oracle (US tech company)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
Silver Lake (US investment firm)
Yínhú
银湖
and others / etc.
děng
等
US
Měiguó
美国
and / as well as
jí
及
allied
méngyǒu
盟友
country
guójiā
国家
investor
tóuzīzhě
投资者
jointly
gòngtóng
共同
to hold
chíyǒu
持有
majority
duōshù
多数
equity
gǔquán
股权
and also
bìng
并
to be responsible for
fùzé
负责
to oversee / to regulate
jiānguǎn
监管
user
yònghù
用户
data
shùjù
数据
and
hé
和
algorithm
suànfǎ
算法
management
guǎnlǐ
管理
newly established
xīn chénglì
新成立
(possessive particle)
de
的
joint venture company
hézī gōngsī
合资公司
named / called
míng wéi
名为
TikTok USDS (the new US data security joint venture)
TikTok USDS
TikTok USDS
joint enterprise
liánhé qǐyè
联合企业
limited liability company
yǒuxiàn zérèn gōngsī
有限责任公司
United States
Měiguó
美国
Congress
guóhuì
国会
previously / prior to this
cǐqián
此前
to legislate / to pass a law
lìfǎ
立法
to require / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
ByteDance
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
to divest / to spin off
bōlí
剥离
TikTok
TikTok
TikTok
US
Měiguó
美国
business operations
yèwù
业务
otherwise
fǒuzé
否则
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to face
miànlín
面临
comprehensive / full
quánmiàn
全面
ban
fēngjìn
封禁
this time / this particular
cǐ cì
此次
ownership
suǒyǒuquán
所有权
change / transfer
biàngēng
变更
completed
wánchéng
完成
after
hòu
后
TikTok
TikTok
TikTok
approximately
yuē
约
170 million
yī yì qī qiān wàn
一亿七千万
(person counter)
míng
名
US
Měiguó
美国
user
yònghù
用户
no longer need to
wúxū
无需
to worry
dānxīn
担心
app / application
yìngyòng
应用
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to be removed / taken down
xià jià
下架
official / authorities
guānfāng
官方
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
user
yònghù
用户
data
shùjù
数据
will
jiāng
将
by
yóu
由
US
Měiguó
美国
team
tuánduì
团队
to manage
guǎnlǐ
管理
in order to
yǐ
以
to ensure
quèbǎo
确保
data
shùjù
数据
security / safety
ānquán
安全
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
this
cǐ cì
此次
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
is / serves as
shì
是
tech company
kējì gōngsī
科技公司
under
zài
在
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
regulatory
jiānguǎn
监管
pressure
yālì
压力
under (circumstances)
xià
下
to carry out / to undergo
jìnxíng
进行
structural restructuring
jiégòu chónggǔ
结构重组
(possessive particle)
de
的
important
zhòngyào
重要
case study / example
ànlì
案例
New Words
TikTok
TikTok
TikTok (app)
wánchéng
完成
to complete
suǒyǒuquán
所有权
ownership
zhuǎnràng
转让
transfer
jìnlìng
禁令
ban
zìjié
字节
byte
tiàodòng
跳动
jump
xiéyì
协议
agreement
gǔquán
股权
equity/shares
kònggu
控股
controlling
ānquán
安全
security
dìyuán zhèngzhì
地缘政治
geopolitics
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Science & TechnologyTikTok Completes US Ownership Transfer as ByteDance Stake Falls Below 20 Percent
On January 22, TikTok completed its US ownership transfer, with ByteDance reducing its stake to below 20 percent in a new joint venture structure.
On January 22nd, TikTok completed its ownership transfer in the United States, officially ending the ban dispute that had lasted for years. According to the new agreement, ByteDance's stake in TikTok's U.S. business has been reduced to 19.9%, no longer constituting a controlling relationship. This resolution came after extensive negotiations and legal proceedings. The new ownership structure aims to address national security concerns. The transfer marks a significant development in the technology and geopolitics landscape. Both American and Chinese stakeholders have accepted the terms of the agreement.
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