Elon Musk is being eyed by Chinese authorities as a potential buyer of TikTok. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The tech billionaire’s relations with President Trump could influence the administration’s China policy more than any other donor or patron.

After previously opposing the idea of a TikTok sale to avert a looming ban, the Chinese government may have found an owner it could live with: Elon ... the US version of the app to Musk’s ...