TikTok is among the things Biden and Xi discussed on the phone

During a phone call on Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed the push for TikTok Inc.’s divestment in the US.Following the call, the first direct discussion between the two leaders since November, White House spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that TikTok was indeed a topic of conversation.Biden reiterated to Xi his concerns about Chinese ownership of the popular video-sharing app."This was not about a ban of the application, but rather our interest in divestiture, so that the national security interests and the data security of the American people can be protected," Kirby explained (via Bloomberg ).Last month,…