GOP China hawks mum

GOP China hawks mum as Trump throws TikTok a lifeline
The Capitol Hill Republicans who pushed aggressively to ban TikTok have gone almost totally silent on President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision not to enforce the ban. Asked directly by POLITICO about Trump’s executive order to grant TikTok a reprieve in defiance of the law passed by Congress,
Trump has tossed TikTok a lifeline. But China’s not happy
For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based,
TikTok’s Future Is Now Tied to Trump’s Tariff Threats on China
The President, who has suggested that the U.S. take on 50 percent ownership of TikTok, hinted that potential tariffs on China will be closely linked to whether such a joint venture is approved. “If China didn’t approve it,
Trump throws TikTok a lifeline—yet floats 100% tariffs on China if a deal isn’t reached
Newly-inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump gave TikTok a brief reprieve on Monday, giving the Chinese-owned social media app a few more months to find a U.S. buyer. TikTok briefly went dark for U.S.
TikTok return draws scrutiny of Trump’s stance
While Trump gained praise from users for the reprieve, he faces long-time skeptics in his own Republican Party about what they see as the app’s ongoing national security threat.
Donald Trump says China tariffs could hinge on TikTok deal
Within hours of his inauguration on Monday, Trump postponed a deadline requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell its stake in the app or face a ban in the country. Trump argued that the US “should be entitled to get half of TikTok ” if the app continued operating beyond that cut-off and that he could “certainly” impose tariffs on China if it rejected a deal,
When TikTok Went Dark, an Unlikely App Won
After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in ...
China panicked about American users corrupting their youth via TikTok alternative RedNote
The tables have turned, and now China is worried about the US corrupting their youth via social media. Chinese-owned video ...
China Signals It Is Open to a Deal Keeping TikTok in U.S.
The founder of the app’s parent, Beijing-based ByteDance, met with Elon Musk last year.
China urges independent business decision-making after Trump proposes 50% US ownership of TikTok
China's foreign ministry said on Monday companies should "decide independently" on matters of their operations and deals, ...
ByteDance director confident TikTok deal will get done, sees options to avoid an outright sale
Bill Ford, the CEO of ByteDance shareholder General Atlantic, said Wednesday he was confident that a deal will be reached to ...
When Will TikTok Be Back In App Stores? What Could Happen Without Updates
TikTok remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores in the U.S. When might it return, and what could happen to TikTok ...
TikTok or Not, Americans Still Have a Right To Receive Communist Propaganda
Even as the Supreme Court upheld Congress' mandate that TikTok's Chinese owner sell the platform or shut it down, the First ...
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Americans Are Scrambling To China's RedNote As TikTok Faces The Axe, And The Cultures Are Colliding In Unexpected — And HILARIOUS — Ways
This looming TikTok ban has over 170 million US TikTok users (who have named themselves "TikTok Refugees") scrambling for a ...
MrBeast not quite in the bidding race for TikTok just yet, rep says
A representative for Jimmy Donaldson — better known online as MrBeast — says the YouTube star isn't in the TikTok bidding race just yet.
Why did Trump bring TikTok back? What to know about the president's ban reversal
TikTok went dark for a few hours in the U.S. before the ban was suddenly reversed Sunday. Here's what to know about President ...
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Trump suggests Musk, Ellison as potential TikTok buyers amid national security debate
President Trump indicated that he would be open to Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle CEO Larry Ellison buying TikTok.