After TikTok deal, Chinese companies search for a new global path

The outcome of a fractured TikTok underscores the difficult choice facing Chinese technology companies with global aspirations. In the United States, they must contend with shifting geopolitical fault lines, drawn-out legal battles and mistrust of any company with Chinese roots. Alternatively, they could chart a different international path -- one with potentially less hassle but without access to the world's largest economy.