Tesla faces uphill battle in China as Trump-Musk dust settles

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Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was U.S. President Donald Trump's "first buddy" before a dramatic falling out earlier this month, although their feud appears to have cooled. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)

CISSY ZHOU

HONG KONG -- The falling out between U.S. President Donald Trump and once-close ally Elon Musk has left questions over the future of the tech billionaire's business empire, including in China, where his electric vehicle maker Tesla faces a brutal price war.

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