--- title: TikTok Ban Averted as U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ Deal description: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal had been reached with China on TikTok that would pave the way for a switch to U.S. ownership. canonical: https://time.com/7317261/tiktok-ban-deal-update-china-us/ author: Rebecca Schneid article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-09-15T13:35:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-19T08:11:05.216Z article:section: Business og:title: TikTok Ban Averted as U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ Deal og:description: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal had been reached that would pave the way for a switch to U.S. ownership. og:url: https://time.com/7317261/tiktok-ban-deal-update-china-us/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta05ca80d670cd11d/6998c91766d4e35d28cbcbdd/tiktok-app.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Trump Extends Tiktok Ban Deadline For Another 75 Days og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TikTok Ban Averted as U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ Deal twitter:description: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal had been reached that would pave the way for a switch to U.S. ownership. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta05ca80d670cd11d/6998c91766d4e35d28cbcbdd/tiktok-app.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # TikTok Ban Averted as U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ of a Deal > Sponsored content. 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The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the Chinese government to transfer TikTok into American hands. The White House on Monday said that tech giant Oracle will oversee the security for a licensed copy of recommendation engine powering TikTok under the terms of a proposed divestment deal. The deal is the result of a bill that Congress passed last year, based on fears that China was collecting the user data of Americans and using the platform for surveillance and propaganda. But while many Americans are celebrating the deal as a victory for user privacy rights and national security, some cybersecurity experts still have concerns._  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Sep 15, 2025 1:35 PM UTC The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the Chinese government to transfer TikTok into American hands. The White House on Monday said that tech giant Oracle will oversee the security for a licensed copy of recommendation engine powering TikTok under the terms of a proposed divestment deal. The deal is the result of a bill that Congress passed last year, based on fears that China was collecting the user data of Americans and using the platform for surveillance and propaganda. But while many Americans are celebrating the deal as a victory for user privacy rights and national security, some cybersecurity experts still have concerns.  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Sep 15, 2025 1:35 PM UTC The Trump Administration said it had reached a “framework” deal with China on Monday to transfer the popular [social media app TikTok](https://time.com/7208185/how-tiktoks-most-followed-us-influencers-reacted-to-the-app-going-dark-amid-ban/) to an American owner, just days before it was set to be blocked for an estimated 135 million users in the United States. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters following two days of trade talks with China in Madrid that a [tentative deal had been agreed](https://time.com/7209861/who-will-buy-tiktok-meet-contenders-mrbeast-elon-musk-billionaires/), and that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would speak on Friday to “complete” the deal. "The framework is for a switch to a U.S.-controlled ownership," Bessent said, adding that the agreement is "between two private parties" and that "the commercial terms have been agreed upon." **Read More:** [_The Grim Reality of Banning TikTok_](https://time.com/6952889/tiktok-ban-freedom-of-speech-essay/) Trump had indicated that a deal had been reached in a post on social media shortly before Bessant’s announcement. “The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY WELL!” Trump [posted on Truth Social](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115208260926006345). “A deal was also reached on a 'certain' company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save.” TikTok’s legal presence in the United States has been in question since a 2024 law introduced with bipartisan support and signed by former President Joe Biden introduced a ban on the app unless the company’s Chinese owner ByteDance sold to a U.S. buyer. Lawmakers cited national security and data privacy concerns. The law was [upheld by the Supreme Court](https://time.com/7205609/supreme-court-tiktok-arguments-ban/) in January. The law led to TikTok going [dark](https://time.com/7208185/how-tiktoks-most-followed-us-influencers-reacted-to-the-app-going-dark-amid-ban/) in the United States on the evening of Jan. 18, and disappearing from U.S. app stores—only for the video app to come back online hours later after Trump [announced](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113855616848696050) he extended the deadline for ByteDance to sell. Trump has since extended this deadline several more times, and the most recent deadline was Sept. 17. Trump has [argued](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114280893859636366) that his term-defining reciprocal tariff policy has been an important bargaining tool in working on a deal with China. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Monday that the deadline could be extended to finalize the framework deal. Trump’s recent role as championing TikTok comes as a sharp turn from his first term in office, when Trump moved to ban the app himself. In August, the [White House launched](https://time.com/7310894/white-house-tiktok-trump-app-ban-sale-china/) its own TikTok account, a signal that Trump was working on completing a deal and was confident in the longevity of the app. Since Trump extended the deadline, there has been speculation over who could[ buy the app ](https://time.com/7209861/who-will-buy-tiktok-meet-contenders-mrbeast-elon-musk-billionaires/)from ByteDance. Among the names floated as potential buyers are Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Amazon, _Shark Tank_’s Kevin O’Leary, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, and influencer [Mr. Beast.](https://time.com/collection/time100-leadership-series/6693255/mrbeast-interview/) "We have a lot of potential buyers," Trump told reporters on Air Force One on March 30\. "I'd like to see TikTok remain alive." The deal comes after the U.S. and China have spent the weekend in trade talks in Spain, days after Trump took to TruthSocial [to demand that ](https://time.com/7317021/trump-sanctions-russia-ukraine-oil/)U.S. allies place tariffs on China for its purchase of Russian oil. ## Transcript TikTok will be owned by a majority of American investors and controlled by a board of directors with extensive national security and cyber security credentials. In partnership with the US government, Oracle will serve as TikTok's trusted security provider, and they will independently monitor the safety and data security of all US user data on TikTok's platform. American's data will be stored securely in the United States without access from China. All US user data will be stored on servers operated by Oracle in the United States, protected from surveillance or interference by foreign adversaries and the algorithm. I know this is a question many of you have had will be secured, retrained, retrained, and operated in the United States outside of Bytedance's control. And TikTok will remain globally, globally interoperable, meaning TikTok users in the US will be able to see videos posted by users in other countries and vice versa. We do expect that thanks to the president's leadership and the procurement of this historic deal, businesses using TikTok will generate as much as $178 billion in economic activity within the US over the next four years, so this is great news, not just for the millions of American youth who use TikTok. Their data will be safe and secure with this new deal. 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