US President Donald Trump said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping made progress on a TikTok agreement and would meet face-to-face in six weeks in South Korea to discuss trade, illicit drugs and Russia’s war in Ukraine, reports Reuters. The two sides appeared to lower tensions during the first call in three months between the leaders of the two superpowers, but it was not immediately clear that the call had yielded the firm agreement that had been expected over the fate of the popular short-video app.
The leaders did agree to further talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that starts on October 31 in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Trump also said he would visit China early next year and that Xi would come to the US at a later date. Reuters previously reported that the two sides were planning such a meeting.
“He approved the TikTok deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding that there could remain a formal signing of the agreement. “The TikTok deal is well on its way.”