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With a US ban on TikTok days away from taking effect, we report that Chinese officials have internally discussed the possibility of allowing a trusted non Chinese party, Elon Musk, to invest in or take control of the app's U.S.
operations.
The U.S.
s decision to ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent, ByteDance, divests itself from the social media platform is one of the many issues straining U S China relations, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Beijing views openness on that issue as one possible card to play with confrontations expected over tariffs and other issues.
President Elect Trump has said he wants to find a way to let TikTok remain in the U.S.
musk, one of his closest allies, has frequently met with top Chinese officials and expressed favorable views about the country and its leadership.
In the past, Chinese leaders have denounced the US Ban threat and said a forced sale would be akin to robbery.
Bloomberg earlier reported on Beijing's discussions about a possible deal with Musk.
Asked about that report, a TikTok representative characterized it as pure fiction.
In a report made public overnight, special counsel Jack Smith has defended his decision to bring charges against Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election.
According to Smith, prosecutors believed they had enough evidence to convict Trump had they not been forced to drop the case after his re election last year.
Sadie German covers the Justice Department for the Journal.
This document represents the most detailed account to date of Smith's team's decision making leading up to his unprecedented decision in August of 2023 to federally charge a former president.
This report further infuriated Trump, but it won't have any impact on his path to the White House because the Justice Department has a long standing policy against prosecuting a sitting president.