Republican and Democratic leaders of the selection committee of US House of Representatives warned on Tuesday that Beijing may try to teach with Elon Musk in the dialect to win more favorable American policies, and Washington any such effort Should compete
Republican Committee President John Molinar and Raja Krishnamurthy, a member of the Democratic ranking, said that he believes that the Communist Party of China wants to use American business leaders, including Musk, who has commercial interests in China, in a conversation with Washington. To carry forward the goals.
“For the question of Elon Musk, I am confident that CCP will try any opportunity and take advantage,” Maulinar explained at a program organized by Brookings Institution Thinking in Washington.
“People are going to search for it and are sure that their lane is what is not affecting China’s policy? Has played a role in stopping interacting with White. Home through musk.
Musk, White House in Washington and Embassy in China did not immediately respond to the remarks requests.
China has some priorities. In his second term in more than a month, President Donald Trump has announced an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, calling for maximum restrictions on Chinese investment in the US, and named China Hardliners nominated for major positions Has done
Among the world’s richest man and Trump’s largest donors in the 2024 election, Musk, Musk, may be attractive to Beijing as a potential drain for Trump as he has become one of the President’s closest White House advisors.
Trump named Musk to lead a signature attempt to originally reduce the federal government.
The billionaire has also contacted senior Chinese officials for years, including President Xi Jinping.
China may also be able to give musk things that it wants. His biggest commercial interest in China is Electric Car Company Tesla, which he co-established and led as CEO. Tesla gave 36.7% of its cars to customers in China last year, which was its second largest market worldwide based on sales.
But Tesla’s market share has decreased in China as domestic electric vehicle manufacturers have increased, and it has faced regulatory barriers for rolling of its self-driving facilities that may promote sales while regulators proceed to Chinese firms Has allowed
In addition to Tesla, some other acts of Musk are prohibited in China – SpaceX and Social media platform X – Later in China – is seen as security risks by Beijing.
China Hawks sidelined
Krishnamurthy told the Brookings incident that Beijing saw Musk as a way to sideline China Hawks on Trump’s national security team, including State Secretary Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.
Krishnamurthy said, “They see him as a property in any kind of conversation, a way to bypass Rubio, a way to bypass Waltz, a way to bypass those who they have their issues But less favorable for him, “Krishnamurthy said.
“I hope the President is going to listen to everyone very carefully,” he said.
MPs did not expand the evidence supporting his views.
The White House has said that Musk does not have the right to take any decision in the Trump administration and there is no direct participation in the US foreign policy of their efficiency initiative.
Trump’s praise for XI and Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed concern that he can make a grand bargain with Beijing that sides Taiwan. China claims the island as its territory, and Taipei historically has been counted as its most important backcut on Washington, a major bottleneck for China.
Krishnamuathi said that he is worried that Trump Core may put American interests, such as support for Taiwan or the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, to conquer business in any direct conversation with Xi to win business .
Moolenaar said that he believed in Trump’s national security team, but “limited expectations” to interact with China may also be “limited expectations”, which can achieve Beijing’s failure to fulfill previous promises. .
But he urged Taiwan not to cut the defense spending proposed by his Parliament, saying that it would send a “wrong sign”.
“You cannot do a division within Taiwan about the importance of your national security,” he said.
(Reporting by Michael Martina and David Brunstrom; Don Darfi and Synthia Ostman)
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