特朗普先出手封殺TikTok，微軟再來談收購

On Friday, Mr Trump said he intended to ban TikTok from the US because of concerns about the data of American users and he appeared to dismiss the idea of a takeover by a US company.

週五，特朗普先生說因爲擔心美國用戶的數據安全，要封殺美國的TikTok (抖音國際版)。但他似乎沒有考慮由美國公司來收購。

America has repeatedly warned of a security threat from Beijing and accused it of billions of dollars' worth of intellectual property theft. China has denied the claims.

美國一再警告稱這家北京的公司對美國有安全威脅，並指控其竊取價值數十億美元的知識產權。中國否認了這種說法。

But following a discussion between Mr Trump and Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on Sunday, the tech giant said it had been given the go ahead to negotiate a complete buyout with TikTok's parent company ByteDance with discussions completed "no later than 15 September".

但週日特朗普和微軟首席執行官薩提亞·納德拉商討之後，這家科技巨頭公司稱已獲准和TikTok母公司字節跳動協商進行完全收購，協商結束時間“不會晚於9月15日”。

The negotiations will be overseen by the US committee on foreign investment, a government panel that has the right to block any agreement, according to sources.

知情人士稱，協商將在美國外國投資委員會監督下進行，這個政府小組有權阻止任何協議的簽署。

In a statement Microsoft said: "Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the president's concerns. It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury."

微軟在聲明中說：“微軟完全瞭解解決總統關心的問題的重要性，一定會在完整安全審查之下收購TikTok，併爲美國及美國財政部創造一定的經濟效益。”

Under the proposed deal, Microsoft said it would take over TikTok's operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

根據擬議中的協議，微軟稱將接手TikTok在美國、加拿大、澳大利亞和新西蘭的業務。