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US to keep reviewing commercial proposals for TikTok, despite looming ban - Pompeo

Washington, Sept 18 (Sputnik) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that the Trump administration continues to review the proposal to acquire the Chinese video sharing application TikTok despite the announcement of an impending ban on its transactions and US operations and will give the green-light to a sale deal if it guarantees the security of US user data.
"Our goals are really very straightforward - protecting American information data from ending up in the hands if the Chinese Communist Party. While we are reviewing the proposal trying to evaluate if it can successfully achieve those outcomes - that will be our measure - if it’s the case we will allow private sector entities to move out - to execute a commercial transaction protecting the American people," Pompeo said.
Earlier on Friday, the Commerce Department announced that the United States will start blocking various transactions by TikTok and another Chinese social media application WeChat from this weekend, including their distribution in the country, to enforce the orders signed by President Donald Trump.
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