Trump: Deal to buy TikTok almost done, US to start talks with China in next few days
Trump said that discussions on this matter with Beijing are scheduled for Monday or Tuesday (July 7 or 8).
'We pretty much have a deal now. I think we are going to start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday, perhaps with President Xi Jinping or one of his representatives.
'We think we probably have to get it approved by China. Not definitely, but probably,' the US leader told reporters aboard his plane.
On June 29, Trump told Fox News that a 'group of very wealthy people' was ready to buy TikTok from ByteDance. He then noted that he would be ready to name these buyers in about two weeks.
In turn, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the US, Liu Pengyu, told TASS that Beijing would follow its laws and regulations in matters concerning TikTok. — BERNAMA-TASS
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