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China Would Have Agreed TikTok Deal If Not For US Tariffs: Trump

US President Donald Trump suggested tariffs could be wielded to persuade Beijing to approve the sale of social media app TikTok (Credit: AFP)

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would have agreed to a deal on the sale of TikTok if it were not for the tariffs imposed by Washington on Beijing last week.

Trump on Friday extended the deadline for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the United States, allowing 75 more days to find a solution -- a day after imposing additional 34 percent duties on all Chinese imports.

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