The curtain has opened on the grand stage that is Washington, D.C. The play may begin. The businessman elected president is playing the role of businessman. Here's the "deal": "You have an asset that has no value or that has a trillion dollar value, it all depends on whether the United States gives the permit." Blackmail disguised as good business practice. The Chinese billionaire he's talking to is Zhang Yiming, the owner of ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, the app that has captured the affections of over 170 million Americans. Like a good salesman, Donald Trump has posed himself as a savior to these worried users. He'd already suspended the ban on the network's activity in his country. "We won the youth vote," said the president. "I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok." An emotional moment.

On Tuesday, January 21, the president hosted the crème de la crème of artificial intelligence as he announced the unveiling of a massive investment project in this technology. But it's TikTok that's been exciting the crowds and the media. The "deal" has now been laid on the table: The owner is invited to sell 50% of the platform to an American partner. When it comes to the numbers, negotiations have gotten well underway.

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