Analysts said the business environment that fueled the kind of growth ByteDance had experienced has shifted.
People walk past the headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of video sharing app TikTok, in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2020. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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Unconfirmed reports that Chinese tech giant ByteDance had dissolved its Wuhan research and development center have spread rapidly online in recent days, drawing attention to mounting pressures facing China’s once-booming tech sector.
The company moved quickly to deny the claims, stating on March 14 that only about 50 employees had been relocated due to business adjustments.
