Michael Pillsbury: Elon Musk’s Relationship with China ‘Cuts Both Ways’

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PILLSBURY: "Elon Musk is one of the few around President Trump who has had a lot of contact with Xi Jinping. To have success in Shanghai with his huge Tesla factory there that he's the sole owner of, that's a huge achievement. He knows how to work with the Chinese and get what he wants. On the other hand, everybody knows he’ll be kind of vulnerable to pressure on the Tesla factory in Shanghai. So, it cuts both ways. Elon Musk could be a major asset and someone who knows how to deal with Xi Jinping as well as President Trump, or he could be a problem that he seems to speak up and take the Chinese line from time to time. That’s why Susie Wiles’ ban is so important, Cheryl. We don’t want people tweeting and giving away the president’s negotiating positions before the cabinet’s even confirmed, before most of the ambassadors to Asia have not even been named yet."