In Congress, China hawks want scrutiny of Trump's TikTok deal

Congressional China hawks said Monday that they’re planning to scrutinize President Donald Trump’s promised deal to keep TikTok alive, insisting his “framework” for an agreement with China has to obey last year’s law to pry the app out of Chinese control. “Any agreement must comply with the historic bipartisan law passed last year to protect the American people, including the complete divestment of ByteDance control and a fully decoupled algorithm,” a spokesperson for the House China Committee said. On Monday, President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent teased a “framework” for TikTok’s divestment from Beijing-based parent company ByteDance —...