A government multibillion-dollar fee is at the center of the TikTok dealAccording to The Wall Street Journal, the fee will come directly from the group of American investors set to acquire a majority stake in TikTok’s U.S. business. The fee is the price of admission to a deal that aims to resolve national security concerns over the popular app. A move to stay in the good graces of the U.S. governmentFor the American investors, paying a multibillion-dollar fee to the government is a calculated move. Trump has stated that the investors are American “patriots” who “love this [United States] country.”China’s government still needs to give its formal approval to the deal. However, US President Trump claims that China has already given the go-ahead and there are only formalities pending.