TikTok will retain "Chinese characteristics" after sale, Bessent says
Deal terms preserve TikTok's Chinese characteristics commercially while U.S. focuses on national security; imminent U.S. ban threats accelerated agreement.
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China and the U.S. are negotiating a TikTok sale amid unresolved export-control demands and escalating trade actions, including probes into semiconductor firms and antitrust measures.