It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.

TikTok and other China-linked apps dominated U.S. app downloads in 2025, defying mounting political pressure, trade restrictions and national security scrutiny.

The deal keeps the app available for more than 200 million U.S. users under new data, algorithm, and content safeguards.

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years.

Xiaomeng Lu of Eurasia Group discusses the implications of the TikTok deal for the trajectory of U.S.-China tech relations, and how this sets a precedent for Chinese companies looking to go global.

Chinese firms must contend with geopolitical tensions and mistrust to do business in the United States. Some are choosing to avoid the U.S. altogether.

Por KAITLYN HUAMANITikTok cerró un acuerdo para crear una nueva entidad estadounidense, evitando la amenaza inminente de una prohibición en Estados Unidos que lleva años

The U.S. and China have approved a deal to sell TikTok’s U.S. business to a group led by Oracle and Silver Lake, ending the threat of a nationwide ban.