Overview
- The Tesla CEO and his six-year-old son, who joined meetings Thursday at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, drew notice for the child’s Chinese-style vest and a tiger-head bag.
- Photos and video from the summit spread widely online as users fixated on the bag and the child’s ease in a room full of officials and executives.
- Separate clips of Musk’s animated facial expressions during photo ops and meetings fueled their own wave of posts and comments.
- Reports on the event said the U.S.–China talks during President Donald Trump’s visit focused on trade tariffs and Taiwan even as online attention shifted to the viral moments.
- The Beijing appearance fits a pattern, as X Æ A-Xii has joined Musk at high-profile political venues such as the White House, with Musk previously calling him his “emotional support human.”