Elon Musk speaks at President-Elect Trump’s victory rally at the Capital One Arena on Sunday in Washington, D.C. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
China’s Vice President Han Zheng and Elon Musk met on Sunday ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, per Chinese state media.
Why it matters: Chinese leader Xi Jinping deployed his top envoy to attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday in an unprecedented move following Trump’s threats to impose major tariffs on China.
- Han urged Musk during their meeting to promote U.S.-China “economic and trade relations,” according to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua.
- “Musk said that Tesla is willing to deepen investment and cooperation in China and play an active role in promoting U.S.-China economic and trade exchanges,” the agency added.
State of play: Han “expressed his welcome for American companies including Tesla to seize the opportunity, share the fruits of China’s development,” Xinhua reported.
- The vice president also met with representatives of the U.S.-China Business Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business leaders on Sunday in Washington, D.C., per Xinhua.
- Representatives for Musk and Trump did not immediately respond to Axios’ request for comment.
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