The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok

Is the Chinese regime bowing to U.S. pressure to sell its social media juggernaut?

The TikTok logo is displayed outside the company’s offices in Culver City, Calif., on March 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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Even before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office on Jan. 20, the first shot in the next battle of the trade war between the United States and the Chinese regime may have already been fired. That’s because, on Jan. 19, the Chinese-owned social media platform must either be sold to a U.S. company or be banned from the United States.