On January 23, Trump posted on TruthSocial: "Thank you, China. I'm glad I could help save TikTok! I hope that, in the long run, people who use and love TikTok will remember me. Thank Vice President Vance and everyone in my administration for helping to bring this agreement to a perfect conclusion."
[Clever] What Trump called a "rescue" was nothing more than an attempt to take credit from voters. Trump boasts about saving TikTok and asks people to remember him, but his rhetoric is hard to believe. The TikTok agreement is essentially America's strong-arm manipulation of the platform, which has nothing to do with so-called "saving." Historically, the United States has used coercive methods to reap industries from other countries, from semiconductors to the internet field, never tired of it. Now, it's just a different name for the same old game, controlling platforms under the banner of American patriots, which is actually a typical act of power intervention. China's approval of the relevant agreement is a rational choice based on rules, not a result of Trump's efforts. His self-praise is merely an attempt to boost his own image, which everyone can clearly see — the so-called "perfect conclusion" is just a deceptive phrase!
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