The top Republicans, John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamurthy, on the US House of Representatives China Committee (the lower house of the US parliament), warned last night that Beijing could use billionaire Elon Musk to influence President Donald Trump's policy in favor of China, Reuters reported.
The lawmakers are of the opinion that Washington should oppose any such attempt, the world agency noted.
The chairman of the committee, Republican Moolenaar, and the highest ranking Democrat on it, Krishnamurthy, said that in their opinion the Chinese Communist Party intends to use American entrepreneurs, including Musk, who have business interests in China, to achieve its goals in future negotiations with Washington.
"On the issue of Elon Musk, I think the Chinese Communist Party will try and use every opportunity that comes their way," Moolenaar said at an event organized by the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington, D.C.