{"id":25362,"date":"2025-09-15T12:22:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?p=25362"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:52:31","slug":"trump-decision-on-tiktok-in-us-still-dependent-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?p=25362","title":{"rendered":"Trump: Decision on TikTok in US still dependent on China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Washington [US]: President Donald Trump said the future of TikTok in the United States remains uncertain, stressing that China will play a decisive role as negotiations move forward.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We\u2019re negotiating TikTok right now. We may let it go, or we may not \u2014 it depends on China,&#8221; Trump told reporters in New Jersey before returning to Washington. &#8220;I\u2019d like to do it for the kids; they like it. Selfishly speaking, I did very well with TikTok. I got the youth vote and numbers Republicans have never seen before.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>According to The New York Times, Trump faces a September 17 deadline to either enforce or delay a law requiring TikTok\u2019s separation from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or risk a nationwide ban. The president has already postponed the measure three times.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Congress passed the bipartisan law last year, citing national security concerns over TikTok\u2019s ties to China. Lawmakers said the app must be sold to a non-Chinese owner to continue operating in the US.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Negotiations, however, remain strained amid broader trade tensions. Earlier this year, Trump raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145 percent, before later reducing them to 30 percent. 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