In mid-September 2025, U.S. and Chinese officials convened in Madrid for a high-level negotiation that yielded a breakthrough on the TikTok deal: a “basic framework consensus” for resolving the long dispute over the platform. This meeting marked the fourth round of China–U.S. trade and technology negotiations since Trump announced new tariffs in April. The possibility […] The post Identity politics: The TikTok Deal, Chinese export controls, and firms’ country-of-origin conundrum app...
