{"id":2392765,"date":"2025-01-20T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-skeptical-of-trumps-joint-ownership-tiktok-proposal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T20:50:02","slug":"china-skeptical-of-trumps-joint-ownership-tiktok-proposal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-skeptical-of-trumps-joint-ownership-tiktok-proposal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"China skeptical of Trump&#8217;s joint-ownership TikTok proposal &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-skeptical-of-trumps-joint-ownership-tiktok-proposal-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">China skeptical of Trump&rsquo;s joint-ownership TikTok proposal, saying app must &lsquo;abide by China&rsquo;s laws&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1940259\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">future of TikTok<\/a> remains unclear as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump<\/a> positions himself as the short-form video app&rsquo;s savior &mdash; despite reservations from the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a> spokeswoman Mao Ning fielded a deluge of questions about TikTok&rsquo;s future during her Monday press conference, which took place just hours before Trump was sworn into office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TikTok has operated in the U.S. for years and been very popular with American users. It has played a positive role in boosting U.S. employment and consumption,&rdquo; Mao said. &ldquo;We hope the U.S. will earnestly listen to the voice of reason and provide an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment for market entities from all countries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Thursday, Oct 13, 2022. The Chinese government Thursday accused Washington of &ldquo;Cold War thinking&rdquo; and appealed for efforts to repair strained relations after former President Joe Biden released a national security strategy that calls for &ldquo;out-competing China&rdquo; and blocking its efforts to reshape global affairs. (AP Photo\/Liu Zheng)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TikTok was briefly taken offline Saturday to comply with the U.S. ban on Chinese government-affiliated companies owning apps that collect U.S. citizens&rsquo; data.<\/p>\n<p>Trump promised Sunday that he would sign an executive order on his first day in office that would extend the deadline for ending TikTok&rsquo;s service in the United States in a bid to save it.<\/p>\n<p>The president is seeking to negotiate a joint-venture framework for the app, with ownership split evenly between the U.S. and the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about this proposal at her press conference, Mao said, &ldquo;When it comes to actions such as the operation and acquisition of businesses, we believe they should be independently decided by companies in accordance with market principles. If it involves Chinese companies, China&rsquo;s laws and regulations should be observed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was in attendance at Trump&rsquo;s inauguration ceremony Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Zhang is China&rsquo;s richest private citizen<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, a friend of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\">tech billionaire Elon Musk<\/a>, and&nbsp;<\/span>a key Trump adviser. The two reportedly spoke one-on-one after the TikTok ban became a likely development.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew sits before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A 50-50 ownership deal between the U.S. and China would present a perilous tangle of negotiations on how the app would conform to both nations&rsquo; regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Musk asserted Sunday that if TikTok is able to operate in the U.S., his own social media platform X should be given reciprocal access to the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p>Mao flagged the hurdles such an arrangement would present to China&rsquo;s status quo, which requires the internet to be managed &ldquo;in accordance with law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We welcome internet companies across the world to operate in China as long as they abide by China&rsquo;s laws and regulations and provide safe and reliable products and services,&rdquo; Mao said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communist-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CCP<\/a> requires technology companies to allow the government access to its back-end, which provides ample room for data collection, espionage, and other forms of digital influence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the future of U.S.-China relations under the second Trump administration, Mao was more diplomatic, affirming that &ldquo;both countries stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We always believe that a steady, sound, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relationship serves the common interests of the two countries and is what the international community expects,&rdquo; she told the press. &ldquo;Following the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, China stands ready to work with the new US government to enhance dialogue and communication, properly manage differences, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, find the right way for the two countries to get along with each other in the new era and bring benefits to both countries and the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1940259\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1940259\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China skeptical of Trump\u2019s joint-ownership TikTok proposal, saying app must \u2018abide by China\u2019s laws\u2019 The future of TikTok remains unclear as President Donald Trump positions himself as the short-form video app\u2019s savior \u2014 despite reservations from the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning fielded a deluge of questions about TikTok\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2392767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25018028104106.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2392765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25018028104106.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}