The Tiktok soap opera continues to bounce back. Donald Trump announced this Friday that he granted a new period to Bytedance, the Chinese owner of Tiktok, to sell his American activities. There was less one, the suspended short until tomorrow, Saturday April 5. The American president specifies that the deadline is pushed by 75 days, until mid-June.
Trump gives Tiktok a new respite
« The agreement still requires work to obtain all the necessary authorizations “Justified Trump in his message. He also claims to continue the exchanges ” in good faith with China “, Even if he points out that Beijing is” not very happy »New customs tariffs imposed by its administration. As a reminder, Washington recently raised its taxes on Chinese products to a total of 54 %, which does not really help to relax the atmosphere.
Tiktok had already shortly escaped a complete blockage in January. The day before the entry into force of a national security law signed by Joe Biden in 2024, Apple and Google had briefly removed the application of their shops. Just after his inauguration on January 20, Donald Trump announced a first extension. To avoid the blow, the new president had even asked his prosecutor general to Do not apply the law For the moment, which seems a little crazy.
Behind this political soap opera hides a discreet but relentless race to seize Tiktok American operations. Several groups are on the ranks. Oracle and Applovin have been interested in several months. But more recently, Amazon tried a last minute entrance with a surprise offer.
Other options are being studied, such as that of a consortium led by financiers who could resume about half of the American activity of Tiktok. Investors already present in the company would also keep a share. Even the Perplexity startup offered a merger with Tiktok, just to make a place in dance.
Bytedance, for his part, keeps silence on his preferences. The company only confirms that no agreement has yet been signed, and that any project will have to go through the green light from the Chinese authorities. In other words: it is far too early to scream victory.
Time is running out, but Donald Trump is flexible. It even suggests that a new postponement is possible if no concrete deal is concluded by mid-June. In the meantime, Tiktok remains available in the United States-and the negotiations continue, far from the cameras.
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