"트럼프, 틱톡에 매각시한 통보"..MS, 내달 15일까지 인수협상(종합)<br /><br />President Trump has given Chinese firm ByteDance a 45-day deadline to negotiate sales with Microsoft over its popular video sharing social media platform, TikTok.<br />That suggests Trump has changed his stance and is looking to the merger of the app by mid-September.<br />Our Choi Jeong-yoon with the details.<br />Citing two people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported Sunday local time that President Donald Trump has given Chinese software firm ByteDance, the parent company of popular short-video application TikTok, 45 days to negotiate the sale of the app to Microsoft.<br />This matches the timeline that Microsoft confirmed on the same day, saying that it intends to finish the deal by September 15th.<br />The White House didn't immediately respond, and it's not clear what has changed Trump's mind.<br />However, Microsoft said it would ensure all private data of TikTok’s American users is transferred to and remains in the United States, mentioning it understands Trump's concerns.<br />The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which reviews the national security implications of foreign business deals, is also looking into the matter.<br />The negotiation of the takeover will be monitored by the committee, which has the power to block the deal.<br />Meanwhile, ByteDance has suggested it might be considering legal countermeasures to the U.S. action.<br />In its statement on Sunday night, Bytedance said it will actively protect its lawful rights and interest in all powers given by the U.S. legislation.<br />Pundits say this implies the Chinese firm's will to fight Washington on legal terms once TikTok is banned or if merger with Microsoft is blocked.<br />Over the past several months,... the Trump administration has repeatedly said TikTok under its current Beijing-based parent company poses a national risk because of the personal data it handles.<br />U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday,... Trump will take action shortly... with respect to a broad array of national security risks that are presented by Chinese software companies that are connected to the Beijing government.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.<br />
