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Biden talks to Xi about TikTok ownership, emphasising national security and data protection..
President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday discussed efforts to force the sale in the US of TikTok Inc. during a wide-ranging call.S)..
TikTok came up today, yes, White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters following the call, the first one-on-one conversation between the leaders since November..
This was not about a ban of the application, but rather our interest in divestiture, so that the national security interests and the data security of the American people can be protected, Kirby said..
The US House passed a bill last month to ban the video-sharing app if its Chinese owner, ByteDance Ltd, does not divest its stake..
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