TikTok, China and Scott Bessent
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Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping produced no details on the future of the popular app.
China's Commerce Ministry says Beijing will work with the Trump administration to resolve issues related to TokTok's ownership.
"In Kuala Lumpur, we finalized the TikTok agreement in terms of getting Chinese approval, and I would expect that would go forward in the coming weeks and months, and we'll finally see a resolution to that,
ByteDance did not respond to Ars’ request for comment. The TikTok owner has remained quiet throughout the Trump administration’s negotiations with China over the US sale, which is supposed to resolve US national security concerns that China may influence content on the app.
American Jewish leaders have blamed Tiktok for allowing antisemitism to spread among young people and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently accused China of using the platform to promote anti-Israel sentiment around the world — a charge China denies.
According to U.S. national security law, Beijing-based ByteDance must sell TikTok's U.S. operations or effectively be banned in the country. China has yet to approve terms of a deal that would allow a new joint-venture company to oversee TikTok in the U.S.
Por BARBARA ORTUTAYLa reunión del jueves entre el presidente Donald Trump y el líder chino Xi Jinping produjo una serie de decisiones para ayudar a reducir las tensiones comerciales,
President Trump and Chinese President Xi met yesterday where Trump agreed to reduce tariffs on China to 47% and China will resume U.S. soybean purchases. The two leaders did not discuss Taiwan or TikTok.