President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One during a flight to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Sept. 18, 2025. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping began talks on Sept. 19 about a deal that would allow China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American buyer. Chinese media reported that the call began around 8:12 p.m. in Beijing, which is 12 hours ahead of Washington.
Trump said on Truth Social that China had approved the sale of TikTok, but he did not share finalized terms of a deal.
