President Donald Trump will converse with Chinese chief Xi Jinping right now to finalize a deal to maintain TikTok operational within the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mentioned Monday.
Trump advised reporters yesterday that he’s talking with Xi right now to “finalize something on TikTok.”
The settlement is a precursor to a Trump-Xi assembly that either side have looked for months, US officers mentioned Monday after a framework plan was introduced.
Without a TikTok deal in place, a gathering between Trump and Xi wouldn’t be potential, US officers mentioned. An settlement makes it extra seemingly the 2 leaders will sit down when Trump visits Asia on the finish of October, in line with these officers.
What else is on Trump’s agenda: After coming back from a state go to within the UK, the president’s schedule right now consists of an intelligence briefing at 11 a.m. ET and an government order signing at 3 p.m. ET. Both occasions are closed to press as of now, however we’ll let you already know if that modifications.