prc30 on Nostr: The War for TikTok in America Here’s the first bit of insight. Never, ever, signal ...
The War for TikTok in America
Here’s the first bit of insight. Never, ever, signal to the Chinese that there are multiple “interested parties”. Once that become evident, the Chinese will then play the game of divide and conquer pitting every single party against the other. The seeds of dissent are thus sown.
At this point I’ve seen no less than six different “parties” stating that they have ten of billions at the ready to deploy to acquire TikTok’s American platform. I’m certain there are a dozen more.
There is no need for the Chinese to even start the process of formally engaging. All they need to do is allow these parties to “back channel” and when doing so the Chinese will signal to each party that they are the desired choice. These parties then use that false sense of optimism to cajole other parties which then leads to increased animosity among all of the parties vying for the deal. Divide and conquer.
I’ve seen this game plan out of China more times than I can possibly recall. The vultures will end up devouring themselves.
Here’s the first bit of insight. Never, ever, signal to the Chinese that there are multiple “interested parties”. Once that become evident, the Chinese will then play the game of divide and conquer pitting every single party against the other. The seeds of dissent are thus sown.
At this point I’ve seen no less than six different “parties” stating that they have ten of billions at the ready to deploy to acquire TikTok’s American platform. I’m certain there are a dozen more.
There is no need for the Chinese to even start the process of formally engaging. All they need to do is allow these parties to “back channel” and when doing so the Chinese will signal to each party that they are the desired choice. These parties then use that false sense of optimism to cajole other parties which then leads to increased animosity among all of the parties vying for the deal. Divide and conquer.
I’ve seen this game plan out of China more times than I can possibly recall. The vultures will end up devouring themselves.