Trump Delays TikTok Ban for 75 Days Amid Tariff Disputes with China
US President Donald Trump has delayed the enforcement of the TikTok sale-or-ban order by 75 days, extending the deadline to mid-June. This decision comes just one day before the original ban was set to take effect. The extension follows reports that a pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to American owners was disrupted by China's pushback against Trump's tariff announcements. Trump stated on Truth Social that while significant progress had been made, more work is needed to secure necessary approvals. He explicitly linked the stalled negotiations to trade tariffs, claiming China altered the deal terms in response to his tariff policies. Potential investors in the restructuring include Oracle and BlackRock, with Oracle currently managing backend technical support. ByteDance confirmed on Weibo that talks with the US government are ongoing but no final agreement has been reached. This development underscores the complex intersection of technology, national security, and geopolitical trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, keeping TikTok's future in the US uncertain despite previous efforts to address data security concerns through localized storage and third-party oversight.
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Trump Delays TikTok Ban for 75 Days Amid Tariff Disputes with China
US President Donald Trump has delayed the enforcement of the TikTok sale-or-ban order by 75 days, extending the deadline to mid-June. This decision comes just one day before the original ban was set to take effect. The extension follows reports that a pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to American owners was disrupted by China's pushback against Trump's tariff announcements. Trump stated on Truth Social that while significant progress had been made, more work is needed to secure necessary approvals. He explicitly linked the stalled negotiations to trade tariffs, claiming China altered the deal terms in response to his tariff policies. Potential investors in the restructuring include Oracle and BlackRock, with Oracle currently managing backend technical support. ByteDance confirmed on Weibo that talks with the US government are ongoing but no final agreement has been reached. This development underscores the complex intersection of technology, national security, and geopolitical trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, keeping TikTok's future in the US uncertain despite previous efforts to address data security concerns through localized storage and third-party oversight.
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