President Donald Trump had nearly clinched an agreement with TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd. that would spare the popular app from a U.S. ban, but the deal was scuttled after China withheld its approval following this week’s tariff announcement, according to a person familiar with the matter.

'We do not want TikTok to "go dark",’ Trump wrote on Truth Social, suggested the U.S. could provide tariff relief for Beijing’s approval.{ai:summary}<p>President Donald Trump was close to finalizing a deal with TikTok's owner, ByteDance, to avoid a U.S. ban on the app. However, the agreement fell through when China withheld approval in response to recent tariff announcements. #politics</p>

China halts nearly completed U.S. TikTok deal after steep Trump tariffs announced

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