Why China may be OK with TikTok selling to Elon Musk
Jan 14, 2025 · After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.
Twelve Years Of Elon Musk’s China Tweets Show Why He’s
Jan 18, 2025 · Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai gigafactory on Jan. 7, 2019. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images. Earlier this week, reports emerged that China’s rulers ...
Elon Musk's Business Ties to China—What to Know as MAGA
Dec 27, 2024 · Elon Musk's years of business dealings in China through his electric car company, Tesla, are raising concerns among some Trump supporters.
Will China Let Elon Musk Buy TikTok? - The New York Times
Jan 14, 2025 · Elon Musk has reportedly emerged as a wild card in the potential future of TikTok in the United States. ... Musk has been a counterweight to China hawks in the Trump orbit, including Senator Marco ...
China Weighs Sale of TikTok US to Musk as a Possible Option - Bloomberg.com
Jan 14, 2025 · Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app ...
A Pivot to China Saved Elon Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing.
Mar 27, 2024 · Interviews with former Tesla employees, diplomats and policymakers reveal how Mr. Musk built an unusually symbiotic relationship with Beijing, profiting from the Chinese government’s largess even...
What Elon Musk Needs From China - The New York Times
Nov 22, 2024 · What Elon Musk Needs From China From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance. Share...
Tesla's Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for 'mutual ...
May 30, 2023 · China’s foreign minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday and said strained U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect,” while delivering a message of reassurance that foreign companies are welcome.
Elon Musk wins official praise for Tesla during surprise visit to China
Apr 29, 2024 · Elon Musk has made a surprise visit to China as he bids to shore up Tesla’s slumping sales and introduce the carmaker’s self-driving technology in its second biggest market in the face of...
Reports China is Eyeing Elon Musk to Buy TikTok - Newsweek
Jan 16, 2025 · Elon Musk is being eyed by Chinese authorities as a potential buyer of TikTok as the app faces a U.S. ban starting this Sunday, according to reports. Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar ...