Friday’s phone call between the leaders of China and the United States could deliver a marked – if fragile – improvement in stability in the world’s most consequential relationship, Chinese observers said. However, they also sounded a note of caution. One analyst highlighted serious sources of friction, such as confrontations in the South China Sea…
China stuck to its stance on the future of TikTok in the US on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said a deal to switch short video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership was progressing. “China’s position on TikTok is clear: The Chinese government respects the wishes of the enterprise, and welcomes it to carry…
President Trump said Friday that he has reached a deal with China to keep the popular social video app TikTok running in the U.S. Trump said on his social media platform that he had a “very productive call” Friday morning with China’s President Xi Jinping. TikTok is owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, a fact…
A preliminary agreement between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok could include a licensing deal for the closely guarded secret of the social media company’s algorithm, to which access has proved a major sticking point in negotiations between the countries. The Chinese government once vowed to block the sale of TikTok’s algorithm,…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 13: Participants hold signs in support of TikTok outside the U.S. Capitol Building on March 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Getty Images From President Trump’s first ban attempt to a near-blackout earlier this year, TikTok’s five-year roller coaster ride looks like it’s finally slowing down now…
The United States and China have come to a “framework” agreement about TikTok’s future in the US, just days before a planned ban on the app. Originally set to be banned on Wednesday, the deadline has now been extended by US President Donald Trump to December 16. This marks the fourth delay of a law…
Shuimu BioSciences, a Chinese start-up specialising in advanced imaging devices for viruses and smaller biomolecules, is aiming for an initial public offering in 2027 after selling its first self-developed product this year, according to CEO Allen Guo Chunlong. The company focuses on cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM), a technique that involves firing beams of electrons at flash-frozen…
A framework agreement to which will allow the ByteDance-owned TikTok app to continue functioning in the United States was announced on September 16, but many questions remain about the details. When US and Chinese officials announced the deal after trade talks in Madrid, they said that China has agreed to transfer ownership of the video…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday as U.S. and Chinese officials reached a framework deal on keeping the TikTok app running in the United States. It would be the first direct engagement between Trump and Xi since June. “I will be speaking to President Xi on…
Washington — For a fourth time, President Trump has pushed back enforcing a bipartisan law that would effectively ban TikTok over the video-sharing app’s failure to cut ties with ByteDance, its China-based parent company. The president signed an executive order Tuesday extending the pause on enforcing the law until at least Dec. 16. The move comes…