Elon Musk arrives in China for a summit tied to US President Donald Trump and meets Xi Jinping amid a complicated mix of praise and backlash. Tesla’s tech leadership still inspires competitors as sales near 626,000 units, with China contributing about a fifth of revenue. Yet Musk also faces regulator and public criticism over customer complaints, while SpaceX’s Starlink alarms Beijing’s military planners. Musk must navigate intensifying domestic EV competition and China’s shifting security priorities.
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