Trump floats easing tariffs on China in return for TikTok deal
by Reuters in Washington from Technology | The Guardian on (#6W6XC)
US president acknowledges Beijing's role in any sale as app's owner faces 5 April deadline to find non-Chinese buyer or be hit with US ban
Donald Trump has said he would be willing to reduce tariffs on China to get a deal done with TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the social media app used by 170 million Americans.
He acknowledged the role China would play in any agreement. With respect to TikTok, and China is going to have to play a role in that, possibly in the form of an approval, maybe, and I think they'll do that," Trump told reporters on Wednesday. Maybe I'll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done," he added.
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