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ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok declared it will remove its app from Hong Kong mobile stores in coming days, becoming the first internet service to withdraw from the city after Beijing enacted sweeping powers to crack down on national security threats.

TikTok has evolved to become a global phenomenon known for lighthearted content - including lip-syncing and dancing - uploaded by users from Boston to Bangalore.

The US-China trade war is anchored in competition to dominate the next generation of wireless networks and other technologies as much as politics.

ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok declared it will remove its app from Hong Kong mobile stores in coming days, becoming the first internet service to withdraw from the city after Beijing enacted sweeping powers to crack down on national security threats.

TikTok has evolved to become a global phenomenon known for lighthearted content - including lip-syncing and dancing - uploaded by users from Boston to Bangalore.

The US-China trade war is anchored in competition to dominate the next generation of wireless networks and other technologies as much as politics.