Trump’s TikTok plan upended by Chinese objections over tariffs

Trump’s TikTok plan upended by Chinese objections over tariffs

In a post on his Truth Social network, Trump reiterated his desire for China to help negotiate a sale and suggested that the US could provide tariff relief in exchange for Beijing’s approval.

President Trump reiterates he's open to tariff relief for China if it approves the sale of TikTok's US operations (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

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Comments were made one day after Trump imposed “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries, including a 34% levy on imports from China

The Trump administration has made selling TikTok a priority and is using tariffs as leverage in negotiations with China. TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer, under threat of a U.S. ban. Trump has indicated he could extend that deadline if a deal is not reached in a timely manner. President Donald Trump has said he would agree to lower tariffs on China if the country approves the sale of TikTok to the U.S., Reuters report…

U.S. President Donald Trump said this Thursday (03.04.2025) that he would be willing to grant China a tariff relief, as long as Beijing approves the agreement that is being drawn up to disassociate Chinese company ByteDance from the TikTok app. Trump made these statements to the press [...] Trump's entry suggests tariff relief to China if he sells TikTok was first published in Information Focus.

Trump puts pressure on Beijing: Approves China's sale of TikTok, wave customs rebates. The forced sale of the platform is approaching. This post It's about TikTok Trump proposes China now this customs deal has been published on Young Freedom.