The U.S. secured a breakthrough on TikTok by narrowing talks and convincing Beijing it was prepared to shut the app down, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News at the conclusion of two days of negotiations in Spain.

The framework agreement , expected to be finalized Friday in a call between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, would place TikTok under U.S. control while addressing Beijing’s desire to preserve “Chinese characteristics,” Bessent said.

“The Chinese wanted to make it into a bigger trade negotiation—everything except the kitchen sink—and we kept it narrowly focused on TikTok,” he said. “If there hadn’t been a deal, then TikTok would’ve gone dark in 48 hours—and they were very, very surprised by that.”

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