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1. Trump signs order saying TikTok sale meets US requirements
US President Donald Trump has declared that a deal for TikTok satisfied the requirements of the US’ sale-or-ban law for the Chinese-owned short-video app, punctuating months of deliberations and years of angst in Washington over the app’s security implications.
2. US and Chinese officials agree to keep talking ahead of possible Trump-Xi summit
Senior officials from the United States and China agreed to step up communications to help manage their differences following a meeting in New York on Thursday.
3. Super Typhoon Ragasa: workers move to restore communications in southern China
Workers in Guangdong province in southern China are still trying to restore communication networks and transport to several islands on Friday after the area was battered by Super Typhoon Ragasa.