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Mar 2024
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China Slams Potential Forced Sale of Tik...

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for March 15. Top Chinese officials are sharply criticizing the U.S. for moves targeting TikTok, accusing Washington of using “robber’s logic” to try and snatch the popular app. WSJ China bureau chief Jonathan Cheng says that stance leaves TikTok’s Beijing-based owner with few options as it navigates its next steps. Plus, a Florida judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss his Mar-a-Lago documents case. And correspondent Omar Abdel-Baqui breaks down the state of Gaza’s wartime economy amid soaring inflation and a breakdown of the banking sector. Luke Vargas hosts. 

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