A visual guide to TikTok's new plan in the U.S.: The joint venture is solely responsible for data security, from "Cloud on Guizhou" to "Cloud on Texas"

Zhitong
2025.09.25 21:59

Just now, at 12:00 AM Beijing time on September 26, U.S. President Trump issued an executive order announcing that the new U.S. operational plan for TikTok complies with relevant U.S. laws and will ensure TikTok continues to operate in the United States. A joint venture will be responsible for TikTok's data security and content safety, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that the valuation of this joint venture is $14 billion. Due to the non-profit nature of data security and content assurance services, there will also be commercially reasonable revenue-sharing arrangements between the two entities to ensure the operation of the joint venture. From "Cloud on Guizhou" to "Cloud on Texas," this latest plan is similar to Apple's "Cloud on Guizhou" operation in China. Since TikTok's data security service provider Oracle is headquartered in Texas, it has also been humorously referred to as "Cloud on Texas."