Lawmakers Warn That Beijing Could Use Musk as a Backchannel to Washington

Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Select Committee on China cautioned that Beijing could use Elon Musk’s business interests to influence U.S. policies. The committee’s leadership suggested that a prominent business leader’s ties to China, particularly through an electric vehicle company, could make him a potential conduit for Beijing’s objectives in negotiations with Washington. They warned that China might see him as a way to circumvent key figures in the administration’s national security team.