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The move among some U.S. officials to force a sale or ban of TikTok has met with resistance from Beijing, which warns of negative consequences.
Under that executive order, TikTok must finalize a U.S. sale by April 5; otherwise, the ban will take effect. But on Friday, Trump announced he will sign an executive order to keep TikTok ...
The uncertainty around TikTok ’s future in the U.S. was supposed to end last Saturday, April 5, but the announcement of President Trump’s “ reciprocal tariffs ” last week prompted China to put the ...
China weighs its options with TikTok The latest congressional action marks another twist in a yearslong effort to limit the scale and influence of a social media app that has grown to more than ...
Mr. Trump, the expected Republican presidential nominee, has said he opposes the bill despite his 2020 executive order against TikTok. And China has legal tools it could use to try to block any ...
The Chinese government will oppose a possible plan by the U.S. to force a sale of TikTok, according to a statement Thursday, amid threats by federal regulators—and testimony by CEO Shou Zi Chew ...
In a press conference on March 26, Trump said China will have to "play a role" in TikTok's sale, "possibly in the form of an approval." "Maybe I'll give them a little reduction in tariffs or ...
China Condemns U.S. Proposal to Force the Sale of TikTok The foreign ministry accused Washington of “resorting to hegemonic moves” ahead of a House vote on a bill aimed at ByteDance, TikTok ...
In early 2023, a Commerce Ministry spokeswoman said in the government’s first direct response to the matter that China would oppose any forced sale of TikTok, citing how a sale or ...