US President Donald Trump is set to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on Friday in a bid to finalise an agreement that will allow the popular video-sharing app TikTok to continue operating in the United States amid threats of a ban.

Trump, who has praised TikTok for helping him gain young followers during the November presidential election, did not provide details on the nature of the deal, but implied he was looking to secure TikTok’s continued use in the US to appeal to young Americans.

TikTok boasts about 175 million users in the US, making it one of the top five social media apps.

Still, the platform has been beset by troubles since last year, when lawmakers, under the Joe Biden administration, passed legislation to force the platform to divest itself

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