One of the most influential companies in music has launched a music subscription service in China. This month, Douyin, ByteDance’s China-specific counterpart to TikTok, released a beta of Qishui Yinyue (translated to “Soda Music” in English). Qishui Yinyue has virtually no relationship to TikTok other than sharing ByteDance as a parent company. They operate independently in separate markets and “there are no relations between the apps at all or in any way,” a company spokesperson told Billboard in an email response to questions. TikTok operates outside of China; Douyin, available only in China, is a separate platform with different —...