Musk To Be Briefed On Prime-Secret US Plan For Potential Struggle With China: Report

Washington:

Billionaire Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump’s shut ally, is because of be briefed on Friday by the Pentagon on the US navy’s plan for any conflict that may get away with China, the New York Occasions reported on Thursday, citing US officers.

Entry to the carefully guarded navy plan would mark a pointy growth of Musk’s position as a Trump adviser who has spearheaded efforts to chop US authorities spending.

It might additionally gasoline questions on conflicts of curiosity for Musk, who as the pinnacle of each Tesla and SpaceX has enterprise pursuits in China and with the Pentagon.

The White Home has beforehand stated Musk will recuse himself if any conflicts of curiosity come up between his enterprise dealings and his position in slicing federal authorities spending.

The briefing for the China conflict plan has about 20 to 30 slides that lay out how the US would battle such a battle, the New York Occasions reported.

The Pentagon confirmed that Musk might be visiting on Friday however didn’t share additional particulars. “The Protection Division is worked up to welcome Elon Musk to the Pentagon on Friday. He was invited by Secretary (Pete) Hegseth and is simply visiting,” a Pentagon spokesperson stated.

Washington and Beijing have had tense relations for years over variations starting from entry to expertise, commerce tariffs and cybersecurity to TikTok, Taiwan, Hong Kong, human rights and the origins of COVID-19.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Phil Stewart in Washington; Enhancing by Edwina Gibbs)

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