China, Trump and TikTok

Trump has tossed TikTok a lifeline. But China’s not happy
For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based,
Trump makes eye-popping claim about China, TikTok and American children
President Donald Trump dismissed the threat of TikTok potentially spying on American children in an interview with Sean Hannity, saying Chinese-made phones and computers could be a bigger risk.
TikTok is intertwined with tariffs as Trump weighs his 'one very big power over China'
It’s not yet known how Donald Trump will resolve TikTok’s complicated legal limbo, but what does seem clear is that the fate of the social media app is increasingly linked in the president's mind to his top issue of tariffs.
Trump says banning TikTok won’t make Americans safer from China. He may have a point
President Donald Trump on Wednesday batted down the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, saying, “Is it that important for China to be spying on young people? On young kids watching crazy videos?
Trump Downplays Threat of China Using TikTok to Spy on Americans
President Donald Trump downplayed the national security risk posed by TikTok in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, days after offering the social video app a reprieve from legislation that would have forced it to shut down.
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TikTok fight sets the tone for US-China relations under Trump 2.0
The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban, causing the app to go dark for half a day. Then, Trump issued an executive order to postpone the ban for 75 days, allowing TikTok to go back online. Beyond the legal complexities,
How TikTok became a ‘poker chip’ in a high-stakes game between Trump and China
In his first few days back in office, President Trump is talking about TikTok entirely as a deal making exercise, dropping all of his previously expressed concerns about Chinese influence and American national security.
GOP China hawks mum as Trump throws TikTok a lifeline
The Capitol Hill Republicans who pushed aggressively to ban TikTok have gone almost totally silent on President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision not to enforce the ban. Asked directly by POLITICO about Trump’s executive order to grant TikTok a reprieve in defiance of the law passed by Congress,

Trump, Oracle and TikTok

China panicked about American users corrupting their youth via TikTok alternative RedNote
RedNote, called Xiaohongshu in Chinese — which literally translates as Little Red Book, an apparent reference to former ...
China Signals It Is Open to a Deal Keeping TikTok in U.S.
The founder of the app’s parent, Beijing-based ByteDance, met with Elon Musk last year.
DAVID MARCUS: China already played us with TikTok. Let's not make it worse
Columnist David Marcus writes that TikTok must be taken out of the Chinese Communist Party's hands if it is to turn the ...
Even as TikTok ban is mired in politics on China, app is already becoming more American | Opinion
Anti-TikTok sentiment rapidly accelerated through all branches of government. A congressional bill demanding ByteDance sell ...
TikTok is 'severely damaging' young people — unlike its Chinese equivalent, 'The Anxious Generation' author tells BI
Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, is very different and "much more pro-social," NYU professor Jonathan Haidt told ...
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For ‘TikTok Refugees,’ a More Censored Chinese App Won’t Be the Solution
Unlike TikTok, RedNote primarily operates in China. As a result, concerns over content censorship, data privacy, and CCP ...
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Trump discussing TikTok purchase with multiple people, decision in 30 days
Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia news and expert analysis published by Nikkei, an award-winning independent provider of ...
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WBKO EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rand Paul Speaks on TikTok, Tariffs, and Trump
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -This week, WBKO had the opportunity to speak with United States Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), who ...