After years — yes, literal years — of debating, posturing, and signing executive orders, it seems we're on the precipice of a deal that would officially allow TikTok to operate in the United States.

ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, has been on a timeline to either find a new owner or get banned in the U.S. due to hotly debated security reasons. The timeline is ever-changing — each time we get close to an outright ban, President Donald Trump extends the deadline (in a very questionably legal process ). This past week, the president extended the latest Sept. 16 deadline and set a new deadline for Dec. 16. There's a difference this time, though: A deal actually seems to be on the horizon.

Here's everything you need to know about a potential U.S.-China TikTok deal.

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