SINGAPORE—China suggested it was willing to work with Donald Trump to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday that companies can make their own decisions on operations and acquisitions,

His order directs his attorney general to not levy fines against app stores and service providers that continue helping TikTok stay up. Experts and some Republican lawmakers have

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to grant TikTok more time to strike a deal after he returns to power on Monday as China has signaled it would be open to a deal to keep TikTok in the U.S. market.

Trump, who will be sworn in at noon Monday, said he would seek a joint venture under which new, US-based owners would purchase 50% of the company and “keep it in good hands and allow it to stay up.”

TikTok shuts down in the US ahead of ban, but president-elect says he'll issue an executive order to bring it back once he takes office.

TikTok stopped working for its 170 million American users late on Saturday before a law shutting it down on national security grounds took effect on Sunday, but a day before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump said "SAVE TIKTOK!