Chinese govt's nod must to sell TikTok under fresh tech export curbs

Permits required for overseas transfers to 'safeguard national economic security'

ByteDance will be required to seek the Chinese government’s approval to sell the US operations of its short-video TikTok app under new restrictions that Beijing imposed on the export of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, according to a person familiar with the matter.

AI interface technologies such as speech and text recognition, and those that analyse data to make personalised content recommendations, were added to a revised list of export-control products published on the Ministry of Commerce’s website late on Friday. Government permits will be required for overseas transfers to “safeguard national economic security,” it said.

The new restrictions cover technologies