The Chinese app’s new American users are connecting directly with their Chinese counterparts at a time when the two countries are interacting less overall.

Beijing was steeling itself for a first-week assault from Donald Trump. That hasn’t happened — yet — so Chinese leaders are making nice and hoping to cut a deal.

US president delays TikTok ban by 75 days and threatens China with tariffs if Beijing does not approve a deal regarding the short-video app.

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As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok

RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.

Chinese chip, electronics and electric-vehicle stocks rallied Tuesday, after President Trump didn't impose fresh tariffs on China in his first hours in office. He h

On Monday, Hong Kong-listed growth stocks had a strong day, as the Hang Seng Index gained +1.75% and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained +2.59% following U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping’s Friday phone call that took place after Asia markets closed and before the U.S. markets opened.

TikTok refugees flocked to Chinese platform Xiaohongshu on Monday, where users greeted them with offers of Mandarin lessons and jokes about spying.

TikTok has resumed operations in the US following a shutdown overnight on Saturday, after the incoming US president Donald Trump pledged to “save TikTok” by delaying the proposed ban.

The billionaire behind Tesla has significant business interests in China and has previously described himself as “kind of pro-China”. He could be at odds with a number of China hawks in the second Trump administration, and may even be labelled a national security risk due to his connections to the second-largest economy in the world.

While ByteDance has said they do not plan to sell their TikTok US operations, this has not stopped potential buyers from lining up to bid.