Trump Says China Approves TikTok Deal After Call With Xi

Trump said he would meet Xi at APEC and likely travel to China next year, and that Xi would travel to the United States ‘at an appropriate time.’

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.