US-Chinese trade discussions take place for the second day while Tiktok’s deadline is looming

US and Chinese officials will hold a second day of commercial talks in Spain on Monday while the deadline for the Chinese owner of Tiktok to find a buyer or face a ban in America is looming.

Negotiations, led by the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent and the Chinese Deputy Prime Minister, He Lifeng, are the last attempt to end a trade war between the two biggest economies in the world.

The high -level commercial delegations of Beijing and Washington met for the last time in July, when they concluded an agreement to extend their prices of 90 days until November 10.

After initially called for Tiktok’s ban during his first mandate, Trump reversed his position on the popular video sharing app and has delayed the prohibition three times so far.

The BBC contacted the White House and Tiktok to comment.

Addressing journalists on Sunday, Trump said: “We can let (Tiktok) die. Or we can … I don’t know. It depends. Until China is not too important.”

It came then that expectations increase that the deadline, which should expire on Wednesday, will be extended for the fourth time.

Last month, Trump suggested that he would continue to extend the deadline until a Tiktok buyer could be found and called national security and confidentiality problems related to the application and his Chinese mother company bytedance “very surface”.

Trump was very critical of Tiktok during his first mandate in the White House, but softened his position after gaining popularity on the application during the 2024 presidential election.

In August, the White House launched its official Tiktok account.

Application is one of the most used social media platforms in the world, with around 170 million users in the United States.

During this week’s talks, officials should also lay the foundations for a potential meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in October when they are expected to attend a summit in South Korea.

Prices are ranging between China and the United States reduce import taxes that had reached more than 100% on the goods of the other.

The extension gave them more time for negotiations on “unfair business practices” and to solve national security problems, said the White House.