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Trump to Begin China Talks on TikTok Sale After Securing U.S. Buyer

Direct talks with Beijing are scheduled to secure approval for a nearly finalized U.S. sale as ByteDance develops a standalone app for the September 17 divestiture deadline.

This image shows TikTok's logo on a smartphone screen and US' and China flags on a laptop screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.
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Overview

  • President Trump told reporters he will start negotiations with China as early as July 7 to finalize a sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations that is “pretty much” agreed.
  • A consortium led by Oracle, Blackstone and Andreessen Horowitz is lined up to acquire TikTok’s American arm, subject to Chinese government sign-off.
  • The administration issued a third executive order in June, extending ByteDance’s deadline to divest U.S. assets to September 17 under the 2024 Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
  • TikTok staff are working on a U.S.-only replacement app—internally dubbed M2—aimed for an early September launch to ensure service continuity post-divestiture.
  • Lawmakers maintain that U.S. ownership is essential to address national security concerns over TikTok’s recommendation algorithm and data access for its 170 million American users.