Overview
- Elon Musk, attending a Beijing state banquet Thursday, drew a viral rush of views after Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun knelt to take a selfie that climbed into Weibo’s top trending topics.
- Other clips from the Great Hall of the People showed Musk rolling his eyes and snapping quick selfies as guests queued for photos.
- Musk is traveling with President Donald Trump as part of a business delegation that also includes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
- During the visit, Xi Jinping told the group that China’s door will only open wider to U.S. companies, though no specific policy steps have been announced.
- The moment stood out because Tesla and Xiaomi now compete in China’s electric-car market, and Musk also posted in Chinese on X that his son is learning Mandarin.