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US and China reach preliminary deal on TikTok

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This week's US-China trade talks in Madrid resulted in the two sides finally reaching a framework agreement on the divestiture of TikTok. 

That said, we still don't know the exact terms of the deal, which requires sign-off by the leader of each country.

So what did China get out of the deal? ...