US and China reach deal to transfer TikTok ownership, trade official says

<p>Framework agreement is a breakthrough in long-running dispute over TikTok’s ownership amid security concerns in Washington</p><p>Jamieson Greer, a US trade representative, said on Monday that Washington and Beijing have struck a framework agreement on transferring <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/tiktok">TikTok</a> to US-controlled ownership.</p><p>Speaking after emerging from negotiations with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china">Chinese</a> officials, Scott Bessent said the deal was coming but declined to reveal the commercial terms.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/trump-china-tiktok-sale-ban">Continue reading...</a>