Two Seats, Big Bets: Musk and Huang Ride Air Force One to Beijing
Trump’s Beijing trip featured 17 American CEOs, but only Elon Musk (Tesla) and Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) sat aboard Air Force One near the President, spotlighting private ties in tech policy as Huang advocated easing AI-chip export limits. NVIDIA faces a potential $50 billion China-revenue opportunity if exports loosen, while Musk’s proximity ties Tesla’s China ambitions to Beijing’s goodwill. The other 15 executives traveled commercially; officials increasingly rely on private access over formal reviews, signaling a shift in how policy interacts with big tech amid the US‑China tech rivalry. Stock moves reflected the moment, with NVDA and TSLA rallying in the near term.
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