Civil servants announce a ‘framework’ for keeping tap in the US online: NPR

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American officials say they have reached a “framework” for a deal with China about the fate of the hugely popular short-video platform Tiktok, a clear breakthrough in the multi-year impasse about the ban on the Chinese app.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the news After two days of conversations with Chinese officials in Madrid. He added that President Trump and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping ‘would speak on Friday to complete the deal’.

Trump posted on social media: “A deal was also closed in a ‘particular’ company that really wanted to save young people in our country. They will be very happy! I will speak with President XI on Friday. The relationship remains a very strong !!!”

China’s state news agency Xinhua called the conversations in Spain ‘frank and profound’, but it was less clear about whether or not the end of the Tiktok-Saga is in sight. It said that the two parties “had reached a basic consensus over a framework to properly solve Tiktok-related problems by reducing cooperation, reducing investment barriers and promoting relevant economic and trade cooperation.”

Last year the congress spent the protective Americans against foreign opponents controlled applications Actwho forbids Tiktok in the US, unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner. The company is owned by Bytedance in Beijing. Former president Biden signed the bill In the law and although TIKTOK has charged an indictment, with the argument that a prohibition is in conflict with the freedom of expression of users Maintained at the beginning of January by the Supreme Court.

It was planned to get into force only a few days later, but Trump signed an executive order that pampered the ban on the inauguration day. He then issued two more executive orders that expand the postponement, which is expected to expire on Wednesday.

Since then, the Trump administration has been trying to close a deal for an American company or companies, to buy Tiktok from Bytedance to prevent the app from getting dark in the United States. But the problem is packed in Sweeping commercial interviews Between Washington and Beijing with strategically thorny topics such as rates, fentanyl, microchips and rare earths.

According to Tiktok’s data, the app was used in early 2024 by more than half of the Americans. That popularity has led to concern among legislators and security experts that it can be used to influence or spy on American citizens.

During his first term, Trump sought to prohibit Tick. But he now believes that it helped him to be re -elected in 2024, and Trump said he likes it. In August, the White House launched A tick account account.