TikTok is seen in the app store of an iPhone on January 8, 2025. Brook Joyner/CNN

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that a deal has been reached with China to keep TikTok operational in the United States, the conclusion of a yearslong effort that began during Trump’s first term.

“The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY WELL! It will be concluding shortly,” Trump said Monday in a post on Truth Social. “A deal was also reached on a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save. They will be very happy! I will be speaking to President Xi on Friday.”

Chinese and US diplomats have been meeting this week in Madrid to discuss trade and other matters. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, leading the l

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