China considers selling TikTok U.S. to Elon Musk—Report 

The Chinese government is reportedly holding discussions to sell TikTok U.S. operations to billionaire Elon Musk.

According to a Bloomberg report, this is being considered as the next possible option should the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19.

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that Beijing officials strongly prefer that TikTok remains under the ownership of parent ByteDance Ltd., and the company is contesting the impending ban with an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

But the justices signaled during arguments on January 10 that they are likely to uphold the law, a development which prompted Senior Chinese officials to start contingency plans for TikTok as part of an expansive discussion on how to work with Donald Trump’s administration.

Musk is one of the key financiers of the President Trump’s election campaign and he is expected to play a big role in the incoming administration.

What this means

If this scenario comes to play,…