President Trump Says US To Start Talks With China On TikTok Deal This Week

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US President Donald Trump said on Friday (July 4) he will start talking to China on Monday (July 7) or Tuesday (July 8) about a possible TikTok deal. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the United States 'pretty much' has a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video app.<br>Last month, Trump extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of TikTok. Trump also told reporters he may visit President Xi Jinping in China or the Chinese leader may visit the United States. The two leaders last month invited each other to visit their respective countries.

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00:00President, are there any updates on the negotiations with this TikTok deal?

00:04Yeah, we're pretty much have a deal.

00:08Now we're going to go and ask.

00:10I think we're going to start Monday or Tuesday asking, talking to China,

00:13perhaps President Xi or one of his representatives.

00:17So we pretty much have a deal on TikTok.

00:21But we think we probably have to get it approved by China.

00:26Not definitely, but probably.

00:28How confident are you that China will agree to that deal?

00:31I'm not confident, but I think so.

00:33President Xi and I have a great relationship, and I think it's good for them.

00:37I think the deal is good for China, and it's good for us.

00:40And for us, it's money.

00:42You know, we make a lot of money if the deal goes through.

00:44Are you planning to do the 15th year?

00:47Are you planning to go to the 15th year?

00:48Well, I was asked to go there, yeah.

00:50He asked me if I'd go, and he would likewise come here.

00:53Is that true?

00:54We get along very well.

00:55We always have gotten along.

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