|
 Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesElon Musk is flying high across the world stage making business deals, getting high profile photo-ops, and making enemies out of world leaders along the way.
Musk, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and owner of X, jetted off to China earlier this week to meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in a bid to get self-driving cars approved in the country. The multi-billionaire went on a walk-and-talk with Qiang, and had a sit-down photo op with him reminiscent of the kind of side-by-side chats the President of the United States has with his counterparts.
While the surprise visit could see Tesla garner more praise and approvals in China, home of the world's largest auto market, not everyone was thrilled with the trip. Musk was originally scheduled to visit India and announce a $3 billion investment in a car plant, but ended up canceling the trip to make the China meeting happen.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
|
|
Senate OKs $95 Billion for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan, U.S. Refuses to Back U.N. Calls for Probe into Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals, Seder in the Streets: Hundreds Arrested in Brooklyn Protesting U.S. Arming of Israel, Crackdown Continues on College Campuses Against Pro-Palestinian Students, National Enquirer Publisher Admits to "Catch and Kill" Effort to Help Trump Win in 2016, Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Idaho's Near-Total Abortion Ban, Rep. Summer Lee Wins Primary: "Opposing Genocide Is Good Politics and Good Policy", Ahead of Blinken Visit, China Condemns U.S. for Placing Missile Launchers in the Philippines, Argentina: Hundreds of Thousands Protest Milei's Plans to Cut Education Spending, Indian Elections: Modi Accused of Hate Speech After Describing Muslims as "Infiltrators", FTC Bans Most Noncompete Clauses, "Blood on Your Hands!": Protesters Decry Tennessee Vote to Arm Teachers, Justice Dept. to Pay $139 Million to Gymnasts over Mishandling of Abuse Claims Against Dr. Larry Nassar, Mumia Abu-Jamal Turns 70; Supporters to Rally in Philadelphia
|
|
Intelligence, politics and personal considerations converted the Republican speaker, who had largely opposed aid to Ukraine as a rank-and-file member, into the key figure pushing it through Congress.
|
|
