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The symbol of the Sino -American City, Tiktok again crystallizes the tension between the digital sovereignty and the trade war. With 170 million users in the United States, they face applications for the third date of the deferred Donald Trump. By extending the sales period, the president will launch an explosive set in which geopolitical pressure, technological problems and a legal battle intertwine. Tiktok remains the core of the strategic struggle, at the intersection of economic interests and concerns about national security.


In short
- Donald Trump awards 90 more days to sell Tiktoku to the American buyer.
- This decision is the third extension since the return of Trump to the White House.
- In the case of negotiations before September 17, 2025, Tiktok will be forbidden in the United States.
- If there is no agreement, the main legal and diplomatic confrontation may be free this autumn.
Tiktok faces American ultimatum: a new stay awarded Trump
President Donald Trump announced an extension of 90 days on Thursday to allow the Statometance, the Chinese parent company in Tiktok, to close its American activities, despite the start of two revolutionary instruments a few months ago.
“I have just signed a decree that extended the 90 -day Tiktok closure period (until September 17, 2025). Thank you for your attention on this topic!” He said on his social platform of truth.
This decision is a strategic inflection in the position of Trump, which during his first mandate tried to exclude the application of US territory.
According to the White House spokesman, Karoline Leavitt, this extension is to guarantee it “Americans can continue to use tiktok with certainty that their data is safe and secure”.
This decision is integrated into the always restrictive legislative context, inherited from Biden Administration, and verified by the Supreme Court: if the tiktok is not sold to an American actor, it will be excluded from the United States.
Here’s what to remember from this new term:
- The third extension of Trump from its return to the Presidency to the initial period of 75 days, then the first extension to 20 June;
- A new deadline set for September 17, 2025, after which the tiktok could be prohibited if no sale is closed;
- Tiktok claims 170 million users in the United States and claims to support 7.5 million local businesses through its platform;
- Tiktok welcomes the presidential decision in a press release: “We are grateful to President Trump for his leadership and support for tiktok to remain accessible”.
This enlargement gives the relief of action without increasing the uncertainties surrounding the future of the application. It represents a pragmatic maneuver in the ensemble where problems are as technological as extremely political.
Candidates for recovery and uncertainty around the agreement
During the press Air Force One, Donald Trump, he mentioned the possibility that Chinese President Xi Jinping should make his transaction. “I think XI will have to approve an agreement if the buyer manifests”He said Trump because he points out that the result of the process was not just an American affair.
This statement adds a new geopolitical dimension to the already complex case, at a time when commercial relations between the two powers are again tense. Moreover, several potential candidates expressed their interest without being able to make an offer.
Amazon would present the last offer, as well as the consortium led by Frank McCourt, in which the co -founder Reddit Alexis Ohanian participated. Applicants also include former American treasure figure Steven Mnuchin.
Despite this obvious interest, there was no transaction, especially because of the new cells to Chinese products that helped to offer bilateral relations further.
In parallel, the Forts are silent about his real conventions after he considered the sale of Tiktoku Elon Musk in the past. The current Chinese giant strategy seems to save time in the hope that a political or legal situation is developing. Meanwhile, the social network remains active, especially due to Trump’s decision not to block it “In the next future”.
Several scenarios remain possible. Either the Statometance agrees to the sale of Tiktoku, which would allow the application to remain in the United States, or refuses, and then reveal the ban at the end of the fixed period. This uncertainty causes volatility around Tiktoku, which remains a tool of the main influence, both for creators and brands. If no solution appears by September, the legal and diplomatic confrontation could explode unprecedented size on the edge of the trade war between the United States and China.
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