{"id":2498,"date":"2025-09-21T07:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T07:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2025-09-21T07:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T07:47:31","slug":"trump-xi-discuss-tiktok-deal-agree-to-meet-at-apec-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=2498","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Xi Discuss TikTok Deal, Agree to Meet at APEC Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at a <strong>TikTok<\/strong>-focused phone call between <strong>U.S. President Donald Trump <\/strong>and <strong>Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/strong>, what to watch for at the <strong>United Nations General Assembly<\/strong>\u2019s high-level week, and a constitutional referendum in <strong>Guinea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>A Win-Win Deal?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In their first phone call since June, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping haggled on Friday over the final details of a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/15\/us-china-tiktok-framework-divest-deal-trade-talks-nvidia-trump-xi\/\">long-anticipated TikTok deal<\/a>. Although the Chinese ambassador to the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmbXieFeng\/status\/1969074343725375811\">framed<\/a> the conversation as \u201cpragmatic, positive and constructive,\u201d neither side walked away with a clear breakthrough.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at a <strong>TikTok<\/strong>-focused phone call between <strong>U.S. President Donald Trump <\/strong>and <strong>Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/strong>, what to watch for at the <strong>United Nations General Assembly<\/strong>\u2019s high-level week, and a constitutional referendum in <strong>Guinea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-fallback\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/world-brief\/\">Sign up<\/a>  to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.            <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<form data-shortcode-newsletter=\"world_brief\" class=\"newsletter-unit-signup newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode email-capture--step-1 newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief newsletter-shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"show-on-email-capture--signed-up hide-from-newsletter-subscriber newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode--container\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit newsletter-row\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/h2>\n<p>\n                        <button class=\"button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--flex newsletter-world_brief newsletter-signup-container\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"World Brief sign up form\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"hide-from-newsletter-subscriber privacy-policy-container\">\n<div class=\"privacy-policy-acknowledge\">\n<p><small>By submitting your email, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/termsofuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us. 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Although the Chinese ambassador to the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmbXieFeng\/status\/1969074343725375811\">framed<\/a> the conversation as \u201cpragmatic, positive and constructive,\u201d neither side walked away with a clear breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made progress on many very important issues including Trade, Fentanyl, the need to bring the War between Russia and Ukraine to an end, and the approval of the TikTok Deal,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115231649861246548\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cThe call was a very good one,\u201d he wrote, adding that he and Xi \u201cwill be speaking again by phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither Beijing nor Washington has released further details on the proposed deal. But according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/tiktok-ban-deal-trump-xi-call-f592d6f7?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAj2R9BKnbZJ4tIHX2xB7P5Wb-93XNGDtabvnLFnXJB9kVauiTr6DUkekJadbAA%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68cd9021&amp;gaa_sig=Ow059uZcRXcwUQHiEu9YpfVOvW1Nn2A15CNUuaKuUVoafIyDDZxxGjwOMj2RE-n_UkyaqUzgHQ_3-T1mcXTSmQ%3D%3D\"><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>, the arrangement under discussion would see Chinese company ByteDance <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/15\/us-china-tiktok-framework-divest-deal-trade-talks-nvidia-trump-xi\/\">divest control of TikTok<\/a> to a new U.S. entity created to operate the app. This consortium of new investors and existing backers would own around 80 percent of the platform, with ByteDance ownership falling below 20 percent to comply with U.S. law. People familiar with the talks told the <em>Journal<\/em> that it could take weeks for legal concerns to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese government respects the wishes of the company and is pleased to see businesses conduct commercial negotiations based on market rules to reach a solution that complies with Chinese law and regulations while balancing the interests of all parties,\u201d Xi said, as reported by state news agency Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p>Such a TikTok deal would mark a win for China hawks in the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration, who have expressed fear that the app\u2019s user data could be accessed by the Chinese government, allowing Beijing to monitor Americans\u2019 activity and conduct influence operations. Where Trump himself stands on the issue is more complicated.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/06\/900019185\/trump-signs-executive-order-that-will-effectively-ban-use-of-tiktok-in-the-u-s\">original push<\/a> to ban the app in the United States came from Trump during his first term in office, with him signing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/06\/900019185\/trump-signs-executive-order-that-will-effectively-ban-use-of-tiktok-in-the-u-s\">executive order<\/a> in 2020 to that effect, citing national security. But legislation forcing ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok or face a ban wasn\u2019t signed into law until 2024, during the Biden administration. In the intervening period, Trump\u2019s reelection campaign began using the platform to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/03\/trump-tiktok-social-media-china-bytedance\/\">connect with younger voters<\/a>, and Trump seemed to change his views toward the app. Shortly after taking office for his second term, he instructed his Justice Department to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/03\/us\/politics\/trump-bondi-tiktok-executive-power.html\">suspend enforcement of the ban<\/a>, a move that he repeatedly extended while trying to come to an arrangement with Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has also tried to frame the TikTok deal as a win for Xi. Even though China would be losing control over the popular social media app, experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/19\/world\/asia\/tiktok-xi-trump-china.html\">suggest<\/a> that Xi would be gaining leverage for future deals with the United States, specifically over Trump\u2019s tariff war and Chinese tech ambitions; China and the United States are negotiating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china-pushes-for-trump-visit-as-high-stakes-trade-talks-begin-62cc4eb8?mod=article_inline\">broader trade agreement<\/a> focused on curbing fentanyl production and reducing high levies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould ByteDance sell TikTok, China would lose a considerable source of soft power in the United States, but Beijing may see it as advantageous to do Trump such a large favor,\u201d FP\u2019s James Palmer <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/16\/china-united-states-tiktok-trade-negotiations\/\">wrote<\/a> in China Brief. \u201cIf I had to bet on who comes out ahead from the trade negotiations, I would slide my chips to China\u2019s side of the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During Friday\u2019s call, Trump and Xi also agreed to hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/trump-xi-seek-tiktok-win-break-us-china-gridlock-2025-09-19\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=091925&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">face-to-face meeting<\/a> at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, which begins Oct. 31. Trump said he intends to visit China \u201cin the early part of next year\u201d and that Xi will \u201ccome to the United States at an appropriate time\u201d; Trump made a state visit to Beijing during his first term in 2017.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Today\u2019s Most Read<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>What We\u2019re Following<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Previewing UNGA. <\/strong>The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will kick off its annual high-level week in New York City on Monday. Trump is expected to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/18\/what-to-watch-unga-united-nations-trump\/\">elephant in the room<\/a>, having traded barbs with many of the world leaders (and historic U.S. allies) convening on Turtle Bay; his U.N. address will take place on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump is not the only person expected to make headlines. All eyes are also on French President Emmanuel Macron, who was the first foreign leader to pledge to recognize an <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/08\/08\/west-turn-against-israel\/\">independent Palestinian state<\/a> at UNGA\u2019s 80th session. Macron will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/19\/palestine-statehood-trump-un-00572206\">co-host a sidelines gathering<\/a> on Monday regarding the importance of a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/07\/31\/palestine-statehood-israel-two-state-solution-un-conference\/\">two-state solution<\/a> to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In addition to France, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Malta, Portugal, and the United Kingdom are expected to formally recognize Palestine next week.<\/p>\n<p>Also at top of mind for many UNGA participants is Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, which is well into its fourth year. Peace negotiations remain largely at a standstill, as the United States and Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/12\/us-secondary-tariffs-india-china-russian-oil-g7-sanctions\/\">fail to agree<\/a> on how best to pressure Moscow; Trump has argued for putting steep tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil, whereas European nations prefer sanctions to tariffs and maintain that directly targeting the Kremlin is more effective. Yet, neither strategy may matter if Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/britain-spy-chief-sees-evidence-putin-negotiate-peace-125726355\">appears uninterested<\/a> in a diplomatic solution, as outgoing British intelligence chief Richard Moore suggested on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Want daily updates on UNGA\u2019s biggest headlines? Make sure to subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/situation-report\/\">FP\u2019s Situation Report<\/a> for on-the-ground scoops and hot mic moments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released from captivity. <\/strong>A British couple who had been detained by the Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan since February was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/19\/world\/asia\/aghanistan-taliban-britain-detained-couple.html\">released<\/a> on Friday following months of Qatari-mediated negotiations. Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, had been running education programs in Afghanistan\u2014where they had lived for the past 18 years\u2014when they were arrested by Taliban officials.<\/p>\n<p>According to Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the couple was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QaharBalkhi\/status\/1968969291782324507\">detained<\/a> after they \u201cviolated the laws of Afghanistan,\u201d though he did not provide details as to which laws were broken. The Reynolds are believed to have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/uk-couple-freed-by-taliban-after-qatari-mediation-official-says-2025-09-19\/\">held separately<\/a> during their detention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for giving us our family back,\u201d their son, Jonathan Reynolds, said on Friday, adding that \u201cany longer would have been very detrimental to their health.\u201d Qatar has led several negotiations over the release of foreigners from Afghanistan since the Taliban\u2019s takeover in 2021, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/us-officials-hold-talks-kabul-over-americans-detained-afghanistan-2025-09-13\/\">three detained Americans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attempted power grab. <\/strong>Guineans will <a href=\"https:\/\/africacenter.org\/spotlight\/guinea-constitutional-referendum\/\">head to the polls<\/a> on Sunday for a referendum on a new draft constitution that would allow junta leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president. Doumbouya <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/09\/14\/guinea-military-coup-abuses-avoidable\/\">ousted<\/a> then-President Alpha Cond\u00e9 in a military coup on Sept. 5, 2021. Upon seizing power, Doumbouya vowed not to run for president when it came time for Guinea to return to civilian rule, which the country was supposed to do by December 2024. Doumbouya\u2019s regime missed that deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/conakry-guinea-referendum-constitution-26caa0c3b20474df5b75093bf994e12d\">draft constitution<\/a> would allow junta members to run for office as well as lengthen the presidential term from five to seven years and create a senate, where one-third of its members would be appointed by the president. A simple majority is needed for the referendum to pass. Doumbouya has not publicly said whether he would in fact run for president in the elections, which are expected to be held in December.<\/p>\n<p>But Doumbouya\u2019s government has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/guinea-vote-constitution-that-would-let-coup-leader-run-office-2025-09-17\/\">barred<\/a> Cond\u00e9\u2019s Rally of the Guinean People party and the opposition Union of Democratic Forces party from campaigning against the new constitution. Doumbouya claims that this is due to their failure to comply with administrative and financial disclosure requirements; however, critics have described the parties\u2019 suspension as evidence of an attempted <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/09\/20\/guinea-coup-au-ecowas-incumbents-constitutional\/\">power grab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>What in the World?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on Friday on whether to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. Those sanctions, referred to as \u201csnapback sanctions,\u201d were included in the original Iran nuclear deal. When was that deal signed?<\/p>\n<p>A. 2000<br \/>B. 2007<br \/>C. 2015<br \/>D. 2019<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Odds and Ends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Eighty-eight years after the death of Czechoslovakia\u2019s founding father, new words of wisdom are coming to light. An envelope (containing another envelope) filled with five pages of handwritten notes by independent Czechoslovakia\u2019s first president, Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/czech-president-masaryk-czechoslovakia-prague-pavel-envelope-64cd1898d3532bc48680cc212c0464bd\">unveiled<\/a> on live TV on Friday. In it, historians said Masaryk contemplated his thoughts on dying, having just suffered a stroke; complained about Slovak nationalist politician Andrej Hlinka; and criticized Czechs and the country\u2019s German minority. The notes are believed to date sometime between 1934 and 1937; Masaryk died in September 1937 at age 87.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>And the Answer Is\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>C. 2015<\/p>\n<p>Trump withdrew the United States from the nuclear deal in 2018. The vote on snapback sanctions comes after Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency agreed to a new \u201cframework agreement,\u201d FP\u2019s Keith Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/15\/iran-nuclear-iaea-grossi-e3-unga-trump-natanz\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To take the rest of FP\u2019s weekly international news quiz, <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/19\/foreign-policy-news-quiz-la-vuelta-china-united-states-deal-malawi-election-israel-qatar\/\">click here<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/alerts\/\">sign up<\/a> to be alerted when a new one is published.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/19\/trump-xi-tiktok-deal-phone-call-bytedance-china-us-apec-summit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at a TikTok-focused phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, what to watch for at the United Nations General Assembly\u2019s high-level week, and a constitutional referendum in Guinea. 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