TAIPEI, Taiwan — The latest U.S.-China clash over the popular social media app TikTok is likely to worsen the already deteriorating relationship between the two countries, as Beijing and ...

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said TikTok’s US operations must transition from Chinese to American ownership.

Under that executive order, TikTok must finalize a U.S. sale by April 5; otherwise, the ban will take effect. But on Friday, Trump announced he will sign an executive order to keep TikTok ...

China’s government on Monday sidestepped a question on US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that he “pretty much” has a deal with Beijing to bring TikTok into American ownership and that talks ...

China Opposes Forced TikTok Sale By U.S. Regulators. ByTy Roush, ... “Project Texas,” in response to regulator concerns, which includes inviting U.S. tech company Oracle to examine its software.

The uncertainty around TikTok’s future in the U.S. was supposed to end last Saturday, April 5, but the announcement of President Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” last week prompted China to put the nearly ...

China risks alienating much-needed foreign investment should it hit back against the US over a potential ban on TikTok, its social media success story. Why China's options in response to a TikTok ...

A bill to force TikTok’s sale in the United States has been criticized by Beijing but has not triggered a high-alert public response or retaliation. By Meaghan Tobin and Siyi Zhao Meaghan Tobin ...

China’s state-run media outlets, which are often viewed as a gauge of sentiment among senior officials, widely condemned the United States this week over the potential sale of operations for ...

A day after raising tariffs on China to 54%, Trump says the US now has 'great power to negotiate' with China to force a TikTok sale Aditi Bharade Fri, April 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM UTC ...

China Condemns U.S. Proposal to Force the Sale of TikTok The foreign ministry accused Washington of “resorting to hegemonic moves” ahead of a House vote on a bill aimed at ByteDance, TikTok ...

In early 2023, a Commerce Ministry spokeswoman said in the government’s first direct response to the matter that China would oppose any forced sale of TikTok, citing how a sale or divestiture of ...