As the world’s richest person, Elon Musk isn’t short of opportunity. From TikTok to Nissan, his name comes up time and again during potential deals across Asia, no matter how outlandish.

To this point, it was, perhaps, telling that it was Musk who met with China President Xi Jinping’s envoy to Trump’s inauguration, Vice President Han Zheng, on the eve of the event. Trump’s ...

The big question going forward is how Musk’s financial stakes in, and stated admiration for, China will translate into attempts to influence the U.S. administration’s policy toward Beijing.

Elon Musk holds an outsized influence in the new Trump administration ... with China President Xi Jinping’s envoy to Trump’s inauguration, Vice President Han Zheng, on the eve of the event. Trump’s tariff moves and second-term picks for top trade ...

“They have many levers over Elon Musk and Tesla ... That’s why Vice President Han Zheng met with Musk when he attended Trump’s inauguration, he said. He added that Musk’s link to ...