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MofCom says export restrictions aren’t about TikTok

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They’re not related.

That’s what Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) spokesperson Gao Feng said Thursday when asked if new export controls were intended to delay the sale of TikTok.

Some context: On August 28, MofCom released its updated Catalog of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export...