Elon Musk, China and Trump

Trump has been tough on EVs. Now Elon Musk is his best friend and nobody knows how it'll play out.
President-elect Donald Trump took a hard stance against electric vehicles on the campaign trail, but his recent friendship with Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called into question his position on EVs when he takes office in January.
China's biggest Trump 2.0 threat would be changes led by Elon Musk, adviser warns
China's biggest risk during Donald Trump's second term as president would be US government overhauls driven by tech billionaire Elon Musk, a leading Chinese political scientist and policy adviser to Beijing has warned.
Elon Musk’s Model Mother Sees Celebrity Take Off in China
Even as Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is set to become a more controversial figure in China as part of Donald Trump’s administration, his mother is still a clear-cut favorite in the country.
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Opinion - How well does Donald Trump understand Elon Musk?
While Musk did not stint or hesitate in his support for Trump, the world’s richest man is not in ideological lockstep with his new friend.
China Looks to Musk as Conduit to Trump, Seeking to Ward Off Harsh Policies
Elon Musk has showed off a Tesla to China’s premier inside Beijing’s walled leadership compound and dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.If there is anyone with the connections to work things out between the world’s two feuding superpowers,
What Elon Musk needs from China
No American business leader has more visibly and lavishly supported President-elect Donald Trump than Elon Musk – and few if any have a more complex relationship with China, a country that Trump has vowed to confront with higher tariffs and other measures.
Why Elon Musk’s Plan to Reinvent EV Batteries Was Dissed by a Chinese Battery Leader
Inside Tesla a team has been feverishly working to reinvent the power cells that make EVs work. The founder of the world’s ...
TikTok CEO reaching out to Elon Musk for information on Trump presidency: WSJ
TikTok CEO Shou Chew has been reaching out to President-elect Trump confidante Elon Musk, who also owns X, in an effort to ...
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Starlink rival: China’s SpaceSail set to provide satellite internet in Brazil
Qianfan is one of two Chinese megaconstellations aimed at challenging Starlink’s dominance. The other, Guowang, also known as ...
Jeff Bezos says Elon Musk's claims are '100% not true' after the Tesla CEO reignites their feud
Elon Musk posted a claim on X about Jeff Bezos that he said he learned at Mar-a-Lago. Bezos responded, saying Musk's ...
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Bill Maher and Neil deGrasse Tyson Trash Elon Musk’s Mars Plans: ‘How Badly Would We Have To Rat F**k Earth’ To Live There?!
Bill Maher and Neil deGrasse Tyson found common ground on Friday as they both ruthlessly mocked Elon Musk's promises to send ...
From tariffs to crypto, how Trump and Musk's economic views compare
Elon Musk is already making his opinions on what is best for the economy known, even if they diverge from Donald Trump's.
Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. A prize-winning book offers a reality check
In “A City on Mars,” Kelly and Zach Weinersmith investigate what life would be like for humans on the red planet, arguing ...
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US Government Overhaul: A New Era with Musk and Ramaswamy
With Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy leading the charge, US President-elect Donald Trump plans to revamp the government through ...