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Description: President Donald Trump has given TikTok more than two extra months to find a new, non-Chinese owner, and has already floated the idea of a joint venture—splitting ownership 50–50 between the United States and China.

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President Donald Trump has given TikTok more than two extra months to find a new, non-Chinese owner, and has already floated the idea of a joint venture—splitting ownership 50–50 between the United States and China.

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