Source: National Public Radion [US state media]
“U.S. officials say they have reached a ‘framework’ for a deal with China over the fate of the hugely popular short-video platform TikTok, an apparent breakthrough in the multi-year standoff over the ban against the Chinese-owned app. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the news after two days of talks with Chinese officials in Madrid. He added that President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would ‘speak on Friday to complete the deal.’ … the Trump administration has been trying to broker a deal for an American company, or companies, to buy TikTok from ByteDance in order to keep the app from going dark in the United States. But the issue has become wrapped up in sweeping trade talks between Washington and Beijing that include strategically thorny topics like tariffs, fentanyl, microchips and rare earths.” (09/15/25)
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/15/nx-s1-5539868/tiktok-framework-bessent-trump