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Trump says he might sign final TikTok deal on Thursday
US President Donald Trump may finalise TikTok deal Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping's provisional approval and refuses to meet Canada's PM during Asia tour. - REUTERS/Filepic
TOKYO: U.S. President Donald Trump said he might sign a final deal on TikTok on Thursday and has obtained a "provisional approval" from China's President Xi Jinping, whom he is expected to meet later this week in South Korea during his Asia tour.
"Canada has been ripping us off for a long time and they're not going to do it anymore ... I don't want to meet with the Canadian Prime Minister," Trump also told reporters on Air Force One en route to Japan from Malaysia.
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"Canada has been ripping us off for a long time and they're not going to do it anymore ... I don't want to meet with the Canadian Prime Minister," Trump also told reporters on Air Force One en route to Japan from Malaysia.