(Reuters) -ByteDance-owned TikTok Chief Govt Officer Shou Zi Chew has sought input on U.S. matters from Elon Musk, a end adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, the Wall Avenue Journal reported on Saturday citing folks familiar with the subject.

Chew initiated messages with the Tesla (NASDAQ:) CEO in recent weeks and requested for his opinions on subjects starting from the incoming administration to attainable tech policy, the document added.

Elon Musk, TikTok, ByteDance and the Trump administration didn’t at the moment reply to Reuters’ requests for feedback.

Both executives own now not discussed stammer measures to assign TikTok running in the United States, the Journal reported, adding that Chew has saved ByteDance’s senior management suggested of the talks, with executives cautiously optimistic about finding a blueprint forward.

ByteDance executives had been hedging their bets sooner than the U.S. election, assembly with folks end to Trump and with folks end to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, the document added.

Trump, who unsuccessfully tried to ban TikTok in 2020, has said if elected in November he would now not allow TikTok to be barred.