A deal to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company and save the popular video-sharing platform from a ban in the United States is still very much “on the table,” President Donald Trump has said.
“Obviously, I would say right now China is not exactly thrilled about signing it,” Trump said on Wednesday in the Oval Office, when asked about the status of the TikTok deal amid the latest escalation in the U.S.–China trade war.
Trump’s remarks came after he announced a temporary reduction in reciprocal tariffs on nearly all U.S. trade partners, lowering them to 10 percent for 90 days to allow time for bilateral negotiations. For China, however, he sharply increased tariffs on imports to 145 percent, following Beijing’s decision to impose an 84 percent tariff on American goods in response to Washington’s earlier 104 percent duties….