Today, as the global technology field becomes increasingly globalized, changes in the relationship between China and the United States continue to affect the growth of technology companies. Enterprises represented by Toutiao have encountered many difficulties in their growth process, but also contain infinite possibilities. These are worthy of our in-depth study and thinking.

Toutiao, owned by ByteDance, originated from Zhang Yiming’s innovative ideas.

Many years ago, Zhang Yiming created Toutiao, a news app to recommend news information.

At that time, the news industry had just begun to experiment with the application of artificial intelligence technology, and Toutiao used this technology to achieve personalized push of news.

He gave a speech at that time, titled "Looking at the Future of Information Development from the Reading Habits of Chinese People", with the purpose of explaining how Toutiao operates.

This model satisfied people's expectations for personalized and fast access to news at that time, allowing the number of Toutiao users in my country to continue to grow.

At the Geek Park event, even though it had not yet reached its current level of fame, the potential for innovation was already beginning to emerge.

After that, Toutiao began to gradually show its influence on the global stage. Its unique news push technology has attracted many users from home and abroad.

It pushes a large number of news information that matches personal interests to users around the world, thereby accelerating the dissemination of information and improving the accuracy of dissemination.

Over the past six years, Toutiao has gradually grown and is now an integral part of the internet giant ByteDance.

During this period, ByteDance successfully expanded its business and owned many well-known products.

Originally just an ordinary news application, it has now become an indispensable core part of Internet companies covering short videos, entertainment and other sectors.

Zhang Yiming has built one of the world's largest Internet companies.

This development achievement has greatly changed the global landscape of Chinese Internet companies.

ByteDance has attracted many users around the world, and some of its products are popular outside of China.

Some mobile video software is very popular, especially in markets such as the United States, and they have brought huge profits to ByteDance. In the United States, these gains are expected to reach billions of dollars, with further upside potential.

However, as Sino-US relations become tense, the technology field has also been affected.

Toutiao is in an awkward position in the middle of geopolitics.

The U.S. government continues to issue warnings about banning its applications, which poses a serious threat to Toutiao’s progress.

The Trump administration is wary of Chinese technology companies, claiming that it has implemented a series of restrictive measures out of data security concerns.

This kind of ban and punishment under geopolitics actually lacks substantial evidence.

Despite concerns about companies sharing data with the Chinese government, there has been no clear evidence that Toutiao or ByteDance have engaged in punishable behavior.

Under the threat of ban, companies have to make adjustments in their way forward. The originally smooth business process has now been disrupted by political factors.

Faced with US restrictions, ByteDance has also made some positive response strategies.

It bought .ly, a Chinese company focused on the U.S. market, which somewhat improved the situation in the U.S. market.

This helps ByteDance enter the US market more smoothly, gain a deep understanding of the local market, and maintain stability in a highly competitive environment.

In terms of recruiting talents, as the immigration policies of China and the United States tighten, the number of Chinese engineers in the United States and American engineers in China will continue to decrease.

Chinese technology companies such as Bytedance must pay more attention to the cultivation of local talents, or actively look for talents with corresponding capabilities in other overseas countries.

The US ban on Chinese apps is a double-edged sword.

Chinese technology companies will face the risk of losing the huge market of the United States, and may encounter obstacles on the road to globalization.

However, looking at it from another perspective, this may encourage our country's technology companies to pay more attention to the domestic market, enhance the research and development capabilities of independent technologies, reduce their dependence on American technology, and thus become stronger.

For the United States, banning Chinese apps is not without losses.

Many Chinese technology products are deeply loved by users in the United States and have become their common means of entertainment and information. Once banned, consumers will lose these high-quality products.

The number of Chinese engineers in U.S. technology companies has declined, which may have a certain impact on human resources in the U.S. technology research and development field.

In the long run, the future of Toutiao or ByteDance is full of uncertainty.

If separated from its founder and development team, its development trajectory is bound to be different.

In the face of current geopolitical pressures, companies must seek new balancing strategies to ensure their stable and sustainable development.

On the one hand, we need to respond to political pressure and provide more clarity and effort in areas such as data security. On the other hand, we need to continue to expand our business scope, explore new market areas, and find new consumer groups.

In the process of development, whether China and the United States can find a business model or development path that can be recognized by both sides is a key issue.

Dear readers, how do you think Chinese technology companies like Toutiao can better survive and progress in the face of geopolitical pressure?