Microsoft talks to buy TikTok's U.S. operations spurs ire in China

A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corpfor TikTok's U.S. operations provoked an outcry on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner ByteDance.The U.S. tech giant formally declared its interest on Sunday after President Donald Trump, who has cited national security risks posed by the Chinese-owned short video app, reversed course on a planned ban and gave the two firms 45 days to come to a deal.The proposed acquisition of parts of TikTok, wh