China's Xi Congratulates Trump, Calls for 'New Era' of US Ties

President Xi pointed out that China and the U.S. gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation,

Xie Feng, China's ambassador to Washington, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

I think he has to see it as, Donald Trump is the more likely party that he could strike a deal with,

Grieco said

There’s a very interesting dynamic there between Musk and China in that he needs them, and he’s trying to pursue business interests there, but they’re also increasingly, in a long-term sense, potentially undermining his business interests,

said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank

I don’t understand why he supports Trump that much because what Trump has advocated is against his own business, at least his business with China,

Jia, who is also a political adviser to the Chinese government, told NBC News in an interview

Elon’s decision to align himself with Trump has essentially hitched his future in China on whether or not he can deliver politically,

he wrote in a recent newsletter

Elon Musk is a great entrepreneur,

he said