HONG KONG -- U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House has raised questions about how much influence Elon Musk -- his largest campaign donor and the world's richest person -- might wield, especially over China policy.
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Elon Musk has cultivated strong relations with Chinese officials and made Shanghai a major base for Tesla electric vehicle production. Now he also has the ear of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and AP)
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