By delaying total ban on TikTok to Nov 12, Trump admin hawks warming up to deal: Analysts

New York: With the US government pushing out a total ban on popular Chinese app TikTok till November 12, Wall Street analysts are interpreting the latest developments as a sign that the more hawkish voices on the Trump administration side are likely beginning to warm towards inking a TikTok-US partnership deal and that the US government wants to give the negotiating sides time to hammer out an agreement.A

The US Commerce Department announced on Friday that it will ban the download of Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, including a complete ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns. For TikTok, though, a total ban will kick in only on November 12.