Trump prepares talks with China on TikTok: meeting is in a few days
5 July 2025 18:08
US President Donald Trump will begin talks with China on a potential deal on TikTok on Monday or Tuesday.
This is reported by [ komersant] with reference to Reuters.
“I think we’ll start on Monday or Tuesday… we’ll talk to China, possibly with President Xi Jinping or one of his representatives. But overall, the deal is almost done,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Last month, Trump extended the deadline for the Chinese company ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok’s American assets until September 17.
This spring, an agreement was already discussed to create a new company for TikTok’s US operations, which was to be majority owned and managed by US investors. However, the deal was halted after China announced that it would not approve the deal amid Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on Chinese goods.
Trump acknowledged that the deal would likely require Chinese approval.
Asked how confident he was that Beijing would agree, Trump replied: “I’m not sure, but I think so. I have a great relationship with President Xi. And I think this deal is good for both them and us.”
TikTok in the United States
Back in 2024, the U.S. Congress passed a law mandating the sale of TikTok to an American investor. The initiative was launched under the presidency of Joe Biden. In case of refusal, the application can be blocked throughout the country.
However, after coming to power, Donald Trump has already postponed the implementation of this decision three times. He even claimed that TikTok allegedly helped him win the support of young people during the election campaign.
Trump granted the latest delay in April 2025, which caused concern among U.S. lawmakers. Some of them called on the president to clearly define his next steps: either to ban the app completely or to explain his plans.
In general, the US political elite is concerned about the possibility of transferring personal data of Americans to the Chinese government or using TikTok for disinformation campaigns.
