Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to place the country’s top-ranking general under investigation is a stunning move that leaves Xi virtually alone at the top of the military hierarchy – raising deep questions about the implications for the world’s largest armed forces,

In September, Trump announced a deal: ByteDance would sell its U.S. operations to a new group of investors in a deal valued at roughly $14 billion (according to Vice President JD Vance), surprisingly low given TikTok’s U.S. audience.