TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi thanks Trump for push to keep app available in US as ban looms
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TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi (left) thanked US President-elect Donald Trump for his support, in a video on the Chinese-owned app.
SCREENSHOT: TIKTOK/@SHOU.TIME, REUTERS
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WASHINGTON – TikTok chief executive officer Chew Shou Zi said on Jan 17 he wants to thank US President-elect Donald Trump for his commitment to work with the company and find a solution that keeps the app available in the US.
The company has until Jan 19 to cut ties with its China-based parent ByteDance or shut down its US operation to resolve concerns that it posed a threat to national security.
Supreme Court justices upheld a ban on Jan 17
Trump said on Jan 17 the decision on the future of the TikTok app will be up to him, but did not provide any details about what steps he would take.
Media reports have said that he was considering an executive order that would suspend the enforcement of the TikTok sale-or-ban law for 60 to 90 days.
Trump also said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok in a phone call on Jan 17.
Mr Chew plans to attend the US presidential inauguration
