（一）Espresso英文资讯精读：Countdown: TikTok edges to safety【翻译仅供参考】EspressoCountdown: TikTok edges to safetyToday a federal appeals court listens to the American government’s oral arguments against a judge’s injunction on a TikTok ban. If the court finds in TikTok’s favour, it will be another sign that the Chinese-owned social-media app is heading for legal safety, despite having been living on borrowed time since September 20th. That was the first deadline set by President Donald Trump for the app to be sold to American interests (Mr Trump cited national-security worries; wholly unfounded, said TikTok). Then TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, agreed to sell a stake in the app to Oracle and Walmart, two American firms, and America’s government gave it more time to hash out a deal. The clock ran out on December 4th but a final agreement with O
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