Looming US-China TikTok Deal Spurs National Security Debate in Taiwan

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As the US and China appear close to reaching a deal on TikTok, questions about the threats the Chinese-owned app poses to Taiwan are also resurfacing. Lawmakers in Taiwan say a complete ban is off the table, but are struggling to come up with enforceable safety regulations.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says a deal on the popular Chinese app Tiktok has been approved

00:05following a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

00:09I had a great call with President Xi and as you know he approved the TikTok deal

00:14and we're in the process. We have some great investors, some of the biggest in the world,

00:22American investors, great people. There's tremendous value with TikTok and I'm a little

00:28prejudiced because I frankly did so well on it you know. Trump said a call with Xi included

00:35discussions on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and issues such as fentanyl. He also said the two

00:40leaders agreed to meet in person on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea at the end of

00:46October. Details of the Tiktok deal have not been released publicly. Reports indicate a U.S.-led

00:53investor group that includes Oracle and other firms who control roughly 80 percent of the new

00:58U.S. business.

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