Nepal Rastriya Dainik
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US and China hold trade talks in Spain as TikTok ban deadline nears

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Madrid – US and Chinese officials are meeting in Spain for a second day of trade talks, just days before the deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to find a US buyer or face a ban.

Talks are led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, aiming to ease trade tensions after both sides extended their tariff truce until 10 November.

President Donald Trump, who once pushed for a TikTok ban, has delayed it three times and hinted the deadline may be extended again. He recently downplayed security concerns, calling them “overrated.”

TikTok has about 170 million US users, and the White House even launched an official account in August.

Officials may also use the talks to prepare for a possible Trump–Xi meeting in October at a South Korea summit.

Access to TikTok app blocked in the US

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The TikTok short videos service halted its operations in the US.

“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” the notice indicates. The service is not displayed also in search results in the App Store.

The TikTok short videos creation and viewing service sent notices to its US users that the platform suspends its operations in that country because of the ban of US authorities.

A warning from the service appears when entering the app in the US. “We regret that a US law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and forces us to make our services temporarily unavailable,” TikTok said. “We’re working to restore our services in the US as soon as possible and we appreciate your support,” the service added.